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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 2008

Registration Nos. 333-89822; 811-21114

 

 

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

  x

Pre-Effective Amendment No.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 10

And/Or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

UNDER

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

  x

Amendment No. 17

 

 

ProShares Trust

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Trust Instrument)

 

 

7501 Wisconsin Avenue,

Suite 1000 Bethesda, MD 20814

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

(240) 497-6400

(Area Code and Telephone Number)

 

 

Michael L. Sapir

Chairman

ProShare Advisors LLC

7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000

Bethesda, MD 20814

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

With a copy to:

John Loder, Esq.

c/o Ropes & Gray LLP

One International Place

Boston, MA 02110

 

 

Approximate date of Proposed Public Offering:

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

 

  x immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

 

  ¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

 

  ¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

 

  ¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

 

  ¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following:

 

  ¨ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

 

 

 


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ProShares Trust (the “Trust”) is a registered investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust that consists of separate exchange-traded funds (each, a “Fund”). ProShare Advisors LLC (“ProShare Advisors”) serves as the investment advisor to each Fund.

The shares of each Fund (“Shares”) currently are listed on the American Stock Exchange (“Amex”). As a result of the planned acquisition of Amex by the New York Stock Exchange, it is expected that by fourth quarter 2008 the Shares will be listed on the NYSE Arca. Shares of each Fund trade on the Exchange at market prices that may differ from the indicative intraday value of the Shares disseminated by the Exchange and may be above, below or equal to the Fund’s end of day net asset value (“NAV”). Each Fund has its own CUSIP number and exchange trading symbol. Each Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis at NAV in large, specified numbers of Shares called “Creation Units.” Creation Units of the Ultra ProShares are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the relevant underlying index and an amount of cash. Creation Units of the Short ProShares are purchased and redeemed in cash.

Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Funds. Retail investors, therefore, generally will not be able to purchase or redeem Shares directly from or with a Fund. Rather, most retail investors will purchase or sell Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker. Thus, some of the information contained in this prospectus (the “Prospectus”)—such as information about purchasing and redeeming Shares from or with a Fund and all references to the Transaction Fee imposed on purchases and redemptions—is not relevant to retail investors.

 

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Investment Objectives

Each series of ProShares (each, a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”) is designed to seek daily investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond to the performance of a daily benchmark such as the daily price performance, the inverse (opposite) of the daily price performance, a multiple of the daily price performance, or a multiple of the inverse (opposite) of the daily price performance, of an index or security. Ultra ProShares are designed to correspond to a multiple of the daily performance of an underlying index. Short ProShares are designed to correspond to the inverse of the daily performance or twice (200%) the inverse of the daily performance of an underlying index. The Funds do not seek to achieve their stated investment objective over a period of time greater than one day. Each Fund’s investment objective is non-fundamental, meaning it may be changed by the Board of Trustees of ProShares Trust (the “Board”), without the approval of Fund shareholders. Each Fund reserves the right to substitute a different index or security for the index underlying its benchmark.

Principal Investment Strategies

In seeking to achieve each Fund’s investment objective, ProShare Advisors uses a mathematical approach to investing. Using this approach, ProShare Advisors determines the type, quantity and mix of investment positions that a Fund should hold to approximate the performance of its benchmark. The Funds employ investment techniques that ProShare Advisors believes should simulate the movement of their respective benchmarks.

A Fund may hold a representative sample of the securities in the underlying index, which is intended to have aggregate characteristics similar to those of the underlying index. This “sampling” process typically involves selecting a representative sample of securities in an index principally to enhance liquidity and reduce transaction costs while seeking to maintain high correlation with, and similar aggregate characteristics (e.g., market capitalization and industry weightings) to, the underlying index. In addition, a Fund may obtain exposure to components not included in the underlying index, invest in securities that are not included in the underlying index or overweight or underweight certain components contained in the underlying index.

ProShare Advisors does not invest the assets of the Funds in securities or financial instruments based on ProShare Advisors’ view of the investment merit of a particular security, instrument, or company, nor does it conduct conventional stock research or analysis, or forecast stock market movement or trends, in managing the assets of the Funds. Each Fund seeks to remain fully invested at all times in securities and/or financial instruments that provide exposure to its underlying index without regard to market conditions, trends or direction. The Funds do not take temporary defensive positions.

Strategies Specific to the Ultra ProShares

Each Ultra ProShares invests in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have

similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the underlying index.

 

   

Equity Securities are securities that include common stock, preferred stock, depositary receipts, convertible securities and rights and warrants. Stocks represent an ownership interest in a corporation.

 

   

Financial Instruments (including derivatives) are investment contracts whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, interest rate or index. Each Ultra ProShares may invest in financial instruments as a substitute for investing directly in stocks or bonds in order to gain exposure to the underlying index. Financial instruments may also be used to produce economically “leveraged” investment results. Use of financial instruments may involve costs, in addition to transaction costs, and suitable financial instruments may not be available in all circumstances. Financial instruments include:

 

  Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts Futures or futures contracts are contracts to pay a fixed price for an agreed-upon amount of commodities or securities, or the cash value of the commodities or securities on an agreed-upon date.

 

  Swap Agreements Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily with institutional investors for a specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” e.g., the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index. The Funds are subject to credit or counterparty risk on the amount each Fund expects to receive from swap agreement counterparties. A swap counterparty default on its payment obligation to a Fund may cause the value of the Fund to decrease.

 

  Forward Contracts Forward contracts are two-party contracts entered into with dealers or financial institutions where the purchase or sale of a specific quantity of a commodity, security, foreign currency or other financial instrument is agreed upon at a set price, with delivery and settlement at a specified future date. Forward contracts may also be structured for cash settlement, rather than physical delivery.

 

  Options on Securities and Stock Indices and Investments Covering Such Positions Option contracts grant one party a right, for a price, either to buy or sell a security or futures contract at a fixed price during a specified period or on a specified day. A call option gives one the right to buy a security or futures contract at an agreed-upon price on or before a certain date. A put option gives one the right to sell a security or futures contract at an agreed-upon price on or before a certain date.

 

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Investments in Other Investment Companies Each Fund may invest in the securities of other investment companies, including exchange traded funds, to the extent that such an investment would be consistent with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or any exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. If a Fund invests in, and, thus, is a shareholder of, another investment company, the Fund’s shareholders will indirectly bear the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by such other investment company, including advisory fees, in addition to both the management fees payable directly by the Fund to the Fund’s own investment adviser and the other expenses that the Fund bears directly in connection with the Fund’s own operations.

Because most exchange traded funds are investment companies, absent exemptive relief, investment in such funds generally would be limited under applicable federal statutory provisions. Those provisions restrict a fund’s investment in the shares of another investment company to up to 5% of its assets (which may represent no more than 3% of the securities of such other investment company) and limit aggregate investments in all investment companies to 10% of assets. A Fund may invest in certain exchange traded funds in excess of the statutory limit in reliance on an exemptive order issued to those entities and pursuant to procedures approved by the Board provided that it complies with the conditions of the exemptive relief, as they may be amended, and any other applicable investment limitations.

Pursuant to an exemptive order received from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), each Ultra ProShares has committed to invest between 85% and 100% of its assets in the securities comprising the underlying index. This commitment is in addition to any requirements of the SEC “names rule” (Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)). For those Ultra ProShares subject to the names rule, each such Fund commits to invest at least 80% of its assets (i.e., net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes), under normal circumstances, in equity securities contained in the underlying index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

In addition, each Ultra ProShares may use other securities, financial instruments and techniques in pursuit of its investment objective. Assets of the Ultra ProShares not invested in equity securities or financial instruments may be invested in debt instruments and/or money market instruments, including repurchase agreements.

Strategies Specific to the Short ProShares

The Short ProShares invest in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as the inverse (opposite) or a multiple of the inverse of the underlying index. These instruments include:

 

   

Financial Instruments (including derivatives) are investment contracts whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, interest rate or

 

index and may be used to produce economically “leveraged” investment results. Use of financial instruments may involve costs, in addition to transaction costs, and suitable financial instruments may not be available in all circumstances. Financial instruments include:

 

  Futures Contracts and Options on Futures Contracts Futures or futures contracts are contracts to pay a fixed price for an agreed-upon amount of commodities or securities, or the cash value of the commodities or securities on an agreed-upon date.

 

  Swap Agreements Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily with institutional investors for a specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” e.g., the return on or change in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index. The Funds are subject to credit or counterparty risk on the amount each Fund expects to receive from swap agreement counterparties. A swap counterparty default on its payment obligation to a Fund may cause the value of the Fund to decrease.

 

  Forward Contracts Forward contracts are two-party contracts entered into with dealers or financial institutions where a purchase or sale of a specific quantity of a commodity, security, foreign currency or other financial instrument at a set price, with delivery and settlement at a specified future date. Forward contracts may also be structured for cash settlement, rather than physical delivery.

 

  Options on Securities and Stock Indices and Investments Covering Such Positions Option contracts grant one party a right, for a price, either to buy or sell a security or futures contract at a fixed price during a specified period or on a specified day. A call option gives one the right to buy a security or futures contract at an agreed-upon price on or before a certain date. A put option gives one the right to sell a security or futures contract at an agreed-upon price on or before a certain date.

 

   

Short Sales In seeking to achieve its investment objective and as part of its principal investment strategies, the Short ProShares also may engage in short sales transactions with respect to equity securities (including shares of exchange-traded funds) to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940. A short sale is a transaction in which a Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation that the market price of that security will decline. To complete such a transaction, a Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund is then obligated to replace the security borrowed by borrowing the same security from another


 

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lender, purchasing it at the market price at the time of replacement or paying the lender an amount equal to the cost of purchasing the security. The price at such time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by the Fund. Until the security is replaced, the Fund is required to repay the lender any dividends it receives or interest which accrues on the security during the period of the loan. To borrow the security, the Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold. The net proceeds of the short sale will be retained by the broker, to the extent necessary to meet the margin requirements, until the short position is closed out. A Fund also will incur transaction costs in effecting short sales.

The Short ProShares also may make short sales “against the box,” i.e., when a security identical to or convertible or exchangeable into one owned by a Fund is borrowed and sold short. Whenever a Fund engages in short sales, it earmarks or segregates cash or liquid securities in an amount that, when combined with the amount of collateral deposited with the broker in connection with the short sale, equals the current market value of the security sold short. The earmarked or segregated assets are marked to market daily.

 

   

Investments in Other Investment Companies Each Fund may invest in the securities of other investment companies, including exchange traded funds, to the extent that such an investment would be consistent with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or any exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. If a Fund invests in, and, thus, is a shareholder of, another investment company, the Fund’s shareholders will indirectly bear the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by such other investment company, including advisory fees, in addition to both the management fees payable directly by the Fund to the Fund’s own investment adviser and the other expenses that the Fund bears directly in connection with the Fund’s own operations.

Because most exchange traded funds are investment companies, absent exemptive relief, investment in such funds generally would be limited under applicable federal statutory provisions. Those provisions restrict a fund’s investment in the shares of any particular investment company to up to 5% of its assets (which may represent no more than 3% of the securities of such other investment company) and limit aggregate investments in all investment companies to 10% of assets. A Fund may invest in certain exchange traded funds in excess of the statutory limit in reliance on an exemptive order issued to those entities and pursuant to procedures approved by the Board, subject to the conditions of the exemptive relief, as they may be amended, and any other applicable investment limitations.

In addition, each Short ProShares may use other financial instruments and techniques in pursuit of its investment objective. Assets of the Short ProShares not invested in financial instruments may be invested in debt instruments and/or money market instruments,

including repurchase agreements. Short ProShares generally do not invest in equity securities such as common stock. For those Short ProShares subject to the names rule discussed above, each such Fund commits at least 80% of assets (i.e., net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes), under normal circumstances, to investments with economic characteristics inverse to those of the underlying index.

Principal Risks

Like all investments, investing in the Funds entails risks. Many factors affect the value of an investment in a Fund. A Fund’s NAV will change daily based on variations in market conditions, interest rates and other economic, political or financial developments. The impact of these developments on a Fund will depend upon the types of securities in which the Fund invests, the Fund’s level of investment in particular issuers and other factors, including the financial condition, industry, economic sector and location of such issuers.

The factors most likely to have a significant impact on a Fund’s portfolio are called “principal risks.” The principal risks for each Fund are noted in each Fund description and described below. Some risks apply to all Funds, while others are specific to the investment strategies of certain Funds, as indicated below. The Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) contains additional information about the Funds, their investment strategies and related risks. Each Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks.

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk (All Funds) The Funds use investment techniques that may be considered aggressive, including the use of futures contracts, options on futures contracts, securities and indexes, forward contracts, swap agreements and similar instruments. The Funds’ investment in financial instruments may involve a small investment relative to the amount of investment exposure assumed and may result in losses exceeding the amounts invested. Such instruments, particularly when used to create leverage, may expose the Funds to potentially dramatic changes (losses or gains) in the value of the instruments and imperfect correlation between the value of the instruments and the security or index. The use of aggressive investment techniques also exposes the Funds to risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities contained in an index underlying a Fund’s benchmark, including: 1) the risk that an instrument is mispriced; 2) credit or counterparty risk on the amount the Fund expects to receive from a counterparty; 3) the risk that securities prices, interest rates and currency markets will move adversely and the Fund will incur significant losses; 4) the risk that there may be imperfect correlation between the price of financial instruments and movements in the prices of the underlying securities; 5) the risk that the cost of holding a financial instrument might exceed its total return; and 6) the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for any particular instrument and/or possible exchange-imposed price fluctuation limits, which may make it difficult or impossible to adjust a Fund’s position in a particular financial instrument when desired.


 

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Concentration Risk (Ultra Sector and Short Sector, Ultra Russell2000 Growth and UltraShort FTSE/ Xinhua China 25) A Fund will typically concentrate its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries to the same extent that its underlying index is so concentrated and to the extent permitted by applicable regulatory guidance. There is a risk that those issuers (or industry sector) will perform poorly and negatively impact a Fund. Concentration risk results from maintaining exposure (long or short) to issuers conducting business in a specific industry. The risk of concentrating investments in a limited number of issuers in a particular industry is that a Fund will be more susceptible to the risks associated with that industry than a Fund that does not concentrate its investments.

 

   

Correlation Risk (All Funds) A number of factors may affect a Fund’s ability to achieve a high degree of correlation with its benchmark, and there can be no guarantee that a Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation. A failure to achieve a high degree of correlation may prevent a Fund from achieving its investment objective. A number of factors may adversely affect a Fund’s correlation with its benchmark, including fees, expenses, transaction costs, costs associated with the use of leveraged investment techniques, income items, accounting standards and disruptions or illiquidity in the markets for the securities or financial instruments in which a Fund invests. A Fund may not have investment exposure to all securities in its underlying benchmark index, or its weighting of investment exposure to such stocks or industries may be different from that of the index. In addition, a Fund may invest in securities or financial instruments not included in the index underlying its benchmark. A Fund may be subject to large movements of assets into and out of the Fund, potentially resulting in the Fund being over- or under-exposed to its benchmark. Activities surrounding annual index reconstitutions and other index rebalancing or reconstitution events may hinder a Fund’s ability to meet its daily investment objective on that day. Each Fund seeks to rebalance its portfolio daily to keep leverage consistent with its daily investment objective.

The Funds are “leveraged” funds in the sense that they have investment objectives to match the inverse, a multiple, or a multiple of the inverse of the performance of an index on a given day. These Funds are subject to all of the correlation risks described above. In addition, there is a special form of correlation risk that derives from these Funds’ use of leverage, which is that for periods greater than one day, the use of leverage tends to cause the performance of a Fund to be either greater than or less than the index performance (or the inverse of the index performance) times the stated multiple in the Fund objective, before accounting for fees and fund expenses.

The three graphs that follow illustrate this point. Each of the three graphs shows a simulated hypothetical one year performance of an index compared with the performance of a fund that perfectly achieves its investment objective of twice (200%) the

daily index returns. The graphs demonstrate that, for periods greater than one day, a leveraged Fund is likely to underperform or over-perform (but not match) the index performance (or the inverse of the index performance) times the stated multiple in the Fund objective.

To isolate the impact of leverage, these graphs assume a) no dividends paid by the companies included on the index; b) no fund expenses; and c) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain required leverage) of zero percent. If these costs and expenses were included, the fund’s performance would be lower than that shown. Each of the graphs also assumes a volatility rate of 15%, which is an approximate average of the five-year historical volatility rate of the S&P500 ® Index, S&P MidCap 400 TM Index, Russell 2000 ® Index, NASDAQ-100 ® Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average TM . An index’s volatility rate is a statistical measure of the magnitude of fluctuations in the returns of an index. Other indexes to which the Funds are benchmarked have different historical volatility rates; certain of the Funds’ historical volatility rates are substantially in excess of 15%.


 

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Counterparty Risk (All Funds) A Fund will be subject to credit risk (described below) with respect to the amount it expects to receive from counterparties to financial instruments and repurchase agreements entered into by the Fund or held by special purpose or structured vehicles. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to

 

perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the value of your investment in a Fund may decline. A Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding and a Fund may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. The Funds typically enter into transactions with counterparties whose credit rating, at the time of the transaction, is investment grade, as determined by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or, if unrated, judged by ProShare Advisors to be of comparable quality.

 

   

Credit Risk (All Funds) An issuer or guarantor of debt instruments or counterparty to financial instruments may be unable or unwilling to make interest payments and/or repay principal. Changes in an issuer’s financial strength or in an issuer’s or instrument’s credit rating may affect an instrument’s value and, thus, have an impact on Fund performance. As described under “Counterparty Risk” above, each Fund will also be subject to credit risk with respect to the amount a Fund expects to receive from counterparties in financial instruments transactions. If a counterparty defaults on its payment obligations to a Fund, the value of your investment in a Fund may decline.

 

   

Debt Instrument Risk (UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury and UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury) Each Fund may invest in, or seek exposure to, debt instruments. Debt instruments may have varying levels of sensitivity to changes in interest rates, credit risk and other factors. Typically, the value of outstanding debt instruments falls when interest rates rise. Debt instruments with longer maturities may fluctuate more in response to interest rate changes than instruments with shorter maturities. Many types of debt instruments are subject to prepayment risk, which is the risk that the issuer of the security will repay principal prior to the maturity date. Debt instruments allowing prepayment may offer less potential for gains during a period of declining interest rates. In addition, changes in the credit quality of the issuer of a debt instrument can also affect the price of a debt instrument, as can an issuer’s default on its payment obligations. Such factors may cause the value of an investment in a Fund to decrease. Also, the securities of certain U.S. government agencies, authorities or instrumentalities in which a Fund may invest are neither issued by nor guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government, and may be exposed to credit risk.

 

   

Early Close/Trading Halt Risk (All Funds) An exchange or market may close early or issue trading halts on specific securities, or the ability to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments may be restricted, which may result in a Fund being unable to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments. In such circumstances, a Fund may be unable to rebalance its portfolio, may be unable to accurately price its investments and/or may incur substantial trading losses.

 

   

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equity markets may fluctuate dramatically from day-to-day. This volatility may cause the value of an investment in a Fund to decrease. The Short ProShares respond differently to these risks than funds that are positively correlated to the equity markets, such as the Ultra ProShares.

 

   

Exposure to Foreign Investments Risk (Short International) Certain of the Funds may invest in securities of foreign issuers or other investments that provide a Fund with exposure to foreign issuers (collectively, “foreign investments”). Certain factors related to foreign investments may prevent a Fund from achieving its goals. These factors include the effect of (i) fluctuations in the value of the local currency versus the U.S. dollar and the uncertainty associated with the cost of converting between various currencies, particularly when currency hedging techniques are unavailable; (ii) differences in settlement practices, as compared to U.S. investments, or delayed settlements in some foreign markets; (iii) the uncertainty associated with evidence of ownership of investments in many foreign countries, which may lack the centralized custodial services and rigorous proofs of ownership required by many U.S. investments; (iv) possible regulation of, or other limitations on, investments by U.S. investors in foreign investments; (v) brokerage commissions and fees and other investment related costs that may be higher than those applicable to U.S. investments; (vi) the possibility that a foreign government may withhold portions of interest and dividends at the source; (vii) taxation of income earned in foreign nations or other taxes imposed with respect to investments in foreign nations; and (viii) foreign exchange controls, which may include suspension of the ability to transfer currency from a given country. In addition, markets for foreign investments are usually less liquid, more volatile and significantly smaller than markets for U.S. securities, which may affect, among other things, a Fund’s ability to purchase or sell foreign investments at appropriate times.

A Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objectives also may be affected by factors related to its ability to obtain information about foreign investments. In many foreign countries, there is less publicly available information about issuers than is available in reports about U.S. issuers. Markets for foreign investments are usually not subject to the degree of government supervision and regulation that exists for U.S. investments. Foreign issuers are not generally subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, and auditing practices and requirements may not be comparable to those applicable to U.S. issuers. Furthermore, the issuers of foreign investments may be closely controlled by a small number of families, institutional investors or foreign governments whose investment decisions might be difficult to predict. To the extent a Fund’s assets are exposed to contractual and other legal obligations in a foreign country, e.g., swap agreements with foreign counterparties, these factors may affect the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objectives. A Fund may encounter difficulties or be unable to pursue legal remedies

and obtain judgments in foreign courts. In some countries, information about decisions of the judiciary, other government branches, regulatory agencies and tax authorities may be less transparent than decisions by comparable institutions in the U.S., particularly in countries that are politically dominated by a single party or individual. Moreover, enforcement of such decisions may be inconsistent or uncertain.

Foreign investments also may be more susceptible to political, social, economic and regional factors than might be the case for U.S. securities. These factors include the effect of (i) expropriation, nationalization or confiscatory taxation of foreign investments; (ii) changes in credit conditions related to foreign counterparties, including foreign governments and foreign financial institutions; (iii) trade barriers, exchange controls, managed adjustments in relative currency values and other protectionist measures; and (iv) increased correlation between the value of foreign investments and changes in the commodities markets. To the extent a Fund focuses its investments on a particular country or region, the Fund’s ability to meet its investment objectives may be especially subject to factors and developments related to such country or region.

In addition, a Fund’s investments in foreign investments that are related to developing (or “emerging market”) countries may be particularly volatile due to the aforementioned factors.

 

   

Growth Investing Risk (Ultra and UltraShort Russell 1000 Growth, Russell MidCap Growth and Russell2000 Growth) An investment in growth stocks may be susceptible to rapid price swings, especially during periods of economic uncertainty. Growth stocks typically have little or no dividend income to cushion the effect of adverse market conditions and may be particularly volatile in the event of earnings disappointments or other financial difficulties experienced by the issuer.

 

   

Interest Rate Risk (UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury and UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury) Interest rate risk is the risk that debt securities or certain financial instruments may fluctuate in value due to changes in interest rates. Commonly, investments subject to interest rate risk will decrease in value when interest rates rise and increase in value when interest rates decline. The value of securities with longer maturities may fluctuate more in response to interest rate changes than securities with shorter maturities.

 

   

Inverse Correlation Risk (Short ProShares) Shareholders should lose money when the index underlying a Fund’s benchmark rises—a result that is the opposite from traditional equity or bond funds.

 

   

Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk (All Funds) If a Fund invests in shares of another investment company (including exchange traded funds), shareholders would bear not only their proportionate share of the Fund’s expenses, but also similar expenses of the investment company. The value of a Fund’s investment in an investment company (including an exchange traded fund) may


 

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not track the Fund’s or that investment company’s underlying index and may result in a loss.

 

   

Liquidity Risk (All Funds) In certain circumstances, such as the disruption of the orderly markets for the securities or financial instruments in which a Fund invests, a Fund might not be able to dispose of certain holdings quickly or at prices that represent true market value in the judgment of ProShare Advisors. Such a situation may prevent a Fund from limiting losses, realizing gains or achieving a high correlation or inverse correlation with its underlying index.

 

   

Market Price Variance Risk (All Funds) Individual Shares of a Fund will be listed for trading on the Exchange and can be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The market prices of Shares will fluctuate in response to changes in NAV and supply and demand for Shares. ProShare Advisors cannot predict whether Shares will trade above, below or at their NAV. Differences between secondary market prices and NAV for Shares may be due largely to supply and demand forces in the secondary market, which may not be the same forces as those influencing prices for securities or instruments held by a Fund at a particular time. Given the fact that Shares can be created and redeemed in Creation Units, ProShare Advisors believes that large discounts or premiums to the NAV of Shares should not be sustained. There may, however, be times when the market price and the NAV vary significantly and you may pay more than NAV when buying Shares on the secondary market, and you may receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares. The market price of Shares, like the price of any exchange-traded security, includes a “bid-ask spread” charged by the exchange specialist, market makers or other participants that trade the particular security. In times of severe market disruption, the bid-ask spread often increases significantly. This means that Shares may trade at a discount to NAV, and the discount is likely to be greatest when the price of Shares is falling fastest, which may be the time that you most want to sell your Shares. A Fund’s investment results are measured based upon the daily NAV of the Fund. Investors purchasing and selling shares in the secondary market may not experience investment results consistent with those experienced by those creating and redeeming directly with a Fund.

 

   

Market Risk (All Funds) The Funds are subject to market risks that will affect the value of their Shares, including adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market or economic developments, as well as developments that impact specific economic sectors, industries or segments of the market. Investors in Ultra ProShares should normally lose value on days when the underlying index of such a Fund declines. Investors in Short ProShares should normally lose value on days when the underlying index of such a Fund increases. Each of the Funds seeks to remain fully invested regardless of market conditions.

 

 

   

Non-Diversification Risk (All Funds) The Funds are classified as “non-diversified” under the 1940 Act, and each Fund has the ability to invest a rela-

 

tively high percentage of its investments in the securities of a small number of issuers if there is a small number of issuers in the underlying index or if ProShare Advisors determines that doing so is the most efficient means of meeting the Fund’s objective. This makes the performance of the Funds more susceptible to a single economic, political or regulatory event than a diversified fund might be. This risk may be particularly acute with respect to a Fund whose underlying index comprises a small number of stocks or other securities.

 

   

Portfolio Turnover Risk (All Funds) Active market trading of Shares may cause more frequent creation or redemption activities that could, in certain circumstances, increase the rate of portfolio turnover. Higher turnover rates may increase brokerage costs and may result in increased taxable capital gains.

 

   

Short Sale Risk (All Short ProShares) Selling short is a technique that may be employed by the Short ProShares to achieve investment exposure consistent with its investment objective. Short selling involves borrowing a security and then selling it. If a Fund buys back the security at a price lower than the price at which it sold the security plus accrued interest, the Fund will earn a positive return (profit) on the difference. If the current market price is greater when the time comes to buy back the security plus accrued interest, the Fund will incur a negative return (loss) on the transaction. The use of short sales may involve additional transaction costs and other expenses. As a result, the cost of maintaining a short position may exceed the return on the position, which may cause a Fund to lose money. Under certain market conditions, short sales can increase the volatility and decrease the liquidity of certain securities or positions and may lower a Fund’s return or result in a loss. Entering into short positions through financial instruments such as futures, options and swap agreements may also cause a Fund to be exposed to short sale risk. Selling short may be considered an aggressive investment technique. See Aggressive Investment Technique Risk.

On September 18, 2008, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued an emergency order that temporarily prohibits any person from effecting short sales in the publicly traded securities of certain financial firms. The Short ProShares shall be prohibited from effecting short sales in the securities of the companies identified by or under the emergency order or any subsequent order. A Fund may effect short sales in such securities only upon the termination or expiration of any applicable orders. The order has limited the ability of those ProShares whose Underlying Indexes contain stocks of financial companies that are the subject of the order to employ certain portfolio techniques, including the use of Financial Instruments. As a result, such Funds have employed, and may continue to employ, alternative investment strategies in pursuit of their investment objectives. These conditions, and unsettled financial market conditions generally, may increase these Funds’ Correlation Risk and Market Price Variance Risk.


 

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Small- and Mid-Cap Company Investment Risk (Ultra, Short and UltraShort MidCap400 and SmallCap600, Ultra and UltraShort Russell MidCap Value and Russell MidCap Growth, Short and UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets) Small- and mid-cap companies may have limited product lines or resources, may be dependant upon a particular market niche and may have greater fluctuations in price than the stocks of larger companies. Further, stocks of small- and mid-sized companies could be more difficult to liquidate during market downturns compared to larger, more widely traded companies. In addition, small- and mid-cap companies may lack the financial and personnel resources to handle economic or industry-wide setbacks and, as a result, such setbacks could have a greater effect on small-cap security prices.

 

   

Technology Investment Risk ( Ultra, Short and UltraShort QQQ, Ultra and UltraShort Health Care, Technology and Telecommunications ) Technology investment risk is the risk that securities of technology companies may be subject to greater volatility than stocks of companies in other market sectors. Technology companies may be affected by intense competition, obsolescence of existing technology, general economic conditions and government regulation and may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Technology companies may experience dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for qualified personnel. These companies also are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely affect profitability. A small number of companies represent a large portion of the technology industries as a whole.

 

   

Valuation Time Risk (Short International) The Short International ProShares value their portfolios at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time). In some cases, foreign securities markets close before such time or may not be open for business on the same calendar days as the Funds. As a result, the daily performance of a Fund that tracks a foreign market index may vary from the performance of that index.

 

   

Value Investing Risk (Ultra and UltraShort Russell1000 Value, Russell MidCap Value and Russell2000 Value) Value investing carries the risk that the market will not recognize a security’s intrinsic value for a long time, or that a stock deemed to be undervalued by ProShare Advisors may actually be appropriately priced or overvalued.

Additional Securities, Instruments and Strategies

This section describes additional securities, instruments and strategies that may be utilized by a Fund.

 

   

Debt Instruments include bonds and other instruments, such as certificates of deposit, euro time deposits, commercial paper (including asset-backed commercial paper), notes, funding agreements and U.S. government securities that are used by U.S. and foreign banks, financial institutions, corporations or other entities to borrow money from investors. Holders of debt instruments have a higher priority claim to assets than do holders of

 

equity securities. Typically, the debt issuer pays the investor a fixed, variable or floating rate of interest and must repay the borrowed amount at maturity. Some debt instruments, such as zero coupon bonds, are sold at a discount from their face values instead of paying interest.

 

   

Depositary Receipts (DRs) include American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), and New York Shares (NYSs).

 

  ADRs represent the right to receive securities of foreign issuers deposited in a bank or trust company. ADRs are an alternative to purchasing the underlying securities in their national markets and currencies. Investment in ADRs has certain advantages over direct investment in the underlying foreign securities because: (i) ADRs are U.S. dollar-denominated investments that are easily transferable and for which market quotations are readily available, and (ii) issuers whose securities are represented by ADRs are generally subject to auditing, accounting and financial reporting standards similar to those applied to domestic issuers.

 

  GDRs are receipts for shares in a foreign-based corporation traded in capital markets around the world. While ADRs permit foreign corporations to offer shares to American citizens, GDRs allow companies in Europe, Asia, the United States and Latin America to offer shares in many markets around the world.

 

  A NYS is a share of New York registry, representing equity ownership in a non-U.S. company, allowing for a part of the capital of the company to be outstanding in the U.S. and part in the home market. It is issued by a U.S. transfer agent and registrar on behalf of the company and created against the cancellation of the local share by the local registrar. One New York Share is always equal to one ordinary share. New York Share programs are typically managed by the same banks that manage ADRs, as the mechanics of the instrument are very similar. New York Shares are used primarily by Dutch companies.

 

   

Leveraged Investment Techniques include investing in swap agreements, reverse repurchase agreements, futures contracts and options on securities indexes and forward contracts and engaging in borrowing, which may be used to create leverage. Use of leveraged investment techniques may involve additional costs and risks to a Fund.

A Fund may also use particular leveraged investment techniques as part of a strategy designed to reduce, or “hedge,” exposure to other risks. For example, a Fund may use various strategies designed to limit the risk of price fluctuations of its portfolio and to preserve capital, which may include purchasing securities with respect to which the Fund has taken a short position. See Short Sales and Short Sale Risk. Additional leveraged investment techniques may include the use by the Short ProShares of direct investment in equity securities or the use by a Fund of a customized basket of securities that do not necessarily include


 

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any of the securities contained in the underlying index. Note, however, that use of hedging techniques may involve additional costs and risks to a Fund. For example, the successful use of hedging techniques may be adversely affected by imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the securities purchased to hedge and the securities being sold short.

 

   

Money Market Instruments are short-term debt instruments that have terms-to-maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit high quality credit profiles. Money market instruments include U.S. government securities, securities issued by governments of other developed countries and repurchase agreements.

 

   

Repurchase Agreements are contracts in which a seller of securities, usually U.S. government securities or other money market instruments, agrees to buy them back at a specified time and price. Repurchase agreements are primarily used by the Funds as a short-term investment vehicle for cash positions.

 

   

Reverse Repurchase Agreements involve the sale of a security by a Fund to another party (generally a bank or dealer) in return for cash and an agreement by the Fund to buy the security back at a specified price and time. Reverse repurchase agreements may be considered a form of borrowing for some purposes and may create leverage.

 

   

Structured Notes are debt obligations that may include components such as swaps, forwards, options, caps or floors, which change their return patterns. Structured notes may be used to alter the risks to a portfolio, or alternatively may be used to indirectly expose a portfolio to asset classes or markets in which one does not desire to invest directly.

 

   

U.S. Government Securities are issued by the U.S. government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities. Some, but not all, U.S. government securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the federal government. Other U.S. government securities are backed by the issuer’s right to borrow from the U.S. Treasury and some are backed only by the credit of the issuing organization.

Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds

Not Individually Redeemable Shares may be redeemed by a Fund at NAV only in large blocks known as Creation Units. You may incur brokerage costs purchasing enough Shares to constitute a Creation Unit.

Trading Issues Trading in Shares on the Exchange may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in Shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in Shares on the Exchange may be halted due to extraordinary market volatility or other reasons. There can be no assurance that Shares will continue to meet the listing requirements of the Exchange, and the listing requirements may be amended from time to time.

Precautionary Notes

A Precautionary Note to Retail Investors The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), a limited trust company and securities depositary that serves as a national clearinghouse for the settlement of trades for its participating

banks and broker-dealers, or its nominee will be the registered owner of all outstanding Shares of each Fund. Your ownership of Shares will be shown on the records of DTC and the DTC Participant broker through whom you hold the Shares. PROSHARES TRUST WILL NOT HAVE ANY RECORD OF YOUR OWNERSHIP. Your account information will be maintained by your broker, who will provide you with account statements, confirmations of your purchases and sales of Shares, and tax information. Your broker also will be responsible for ensuring that you receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund whose Shares you own. Typically, you will receive other services (e.g., average cost information) only if your broker offers these services.

A Precautionary Note to Purchasers of Creation Units You should be aware of certain legal risks unique to investors purchasing Creation Units directly from the issuing Fund. Because new Shares may be issued on an ongoing basis, a “distribution” of Shares could be occurring at any time. As a dealer, certain activities on your part could, depending on the circumstances, result in your being deemed a participant in the distribution, in a manner that could render you a statutory underwriter and subject you to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). For example, you could be deemed a statutory underwriter if you purchase Creation Units from an issuing Fund, break them down into the constituent Shares, and sell those Shares directly to customers, or if you choose to couple the creation of a supply of new Shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary market demand for Shares. Whether a person is an underwriter depends upon all of the facts and circumstances pertaining to that person’s activities, and the examples mentioned here should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could cause you to be deemed an underwriter. Dealers who are not “underwriters,” but are participating in a distribution (as opposed to engaging in ordinary secondary market transactions), and thus dealing with Shares as part of an “unsold allotment” within the meaning of Section 4(3)(C) of the Securities Act, will be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by Section 4(3) of the Securities Act.

A Precautionary Note to Investment Companies For purposes of the 1940 Act, each Fund is a registered investment company, and the acquisition of Shares by other investment companies is subject to the restrictions of Section 12(d)(1) thereof.

The Trust and the Funds have obtained an exemptive order from the SEC allowing a registered investment company to invest in a Fund beyond the limits of Section 12(d)(1) subject to certain conditions, including that a registered investment company enters into a Participation Agreement with ProShares Trust regarding the terms of the investment. Any investment company considering purchasing shares of a Fund in amounts that would cause it to exceed the restrictions of Section 12(d)(1) should contact the Trust.

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NYSE is restricted, as determined by the SEC, (3) any emergency circumstances exist, as determined by the SEC or (4) the SEC by order permits for the protection of shareholders of a Fund.

Underlying Indexes

The Funds have entered into licensing agreements for the use of the indexes underlying their benchmarks (each, an “Index”). A description of the Indexes currently underlying the Funds’ benchmarks follows:

ProShares Ultra SmallCap600, ProShares Short SmallCap600 and ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600 :

The  S&P SmallCap 600™ 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. Securities are selected for inclusion in the index by an S&P committee through a nonmechanical process that factors criteria such as liquidity, price, market capitalization, financial viability, and public float. As of June 30, 2008, the S&P SmallCap 600 Index included companies with capitalizations between $34 million and $4 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $819 million.

ProShares Ultra Russell2000, ProShares Short Russell2000 and ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 :

The Russell 2000 ® Index is a measure of small-cap U.S. stock market performance. It is a float adjusted market capitalization weighted index containing approximately 2000 of the smallest companies in the Russell 3000 ® Index or approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 ® Index, which in turn represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. All U.S. companies listed on the NYSE, AMEX or NASDAQ meeting an initial minimum ($1) price are considered for inclusion. Reconstitution occurs annually. Securities are not replaced if they leave the index, however, new issue securities meeting other membership requirements may be added on a quarterly basis. As of June 30, 2008, the Russell 2000 Index included companies with capitalizations between $77 million and $13 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $644 million.

ProShares Ultra Basic Materials and ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials :

The Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials SM Index measures the performance of the basic materials industry of the U.S. equity market. 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. As of June 30, 2008, the Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index included companies with capitalizations between $247 million and $68 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $8 billion.

ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods and ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods :

The Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods SM Index measures the performance of consumer spending in the goods industry of the U.S. equity market. Component companies include 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. As of June 30, 2008, the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index included companies with capitalizations between $301 million and $187 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $8 billion.

ProShares Ultra Consumer Services and ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services :

The Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services SM Index measures the performance of consumer spending in the services industry of the U.S. equity market. Component companies include airlines, broadcasting and entertainment, apparel and broadline retailers, food and drug retailers, media agencies, publishing, gambling, hotels, restaurants and bars, and travel and tourism. As of June 30, 2008, the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services Index included companies with capitalizations between $162 million and $137 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $6 billion.

ProShares Ultra Financials, ProShares Short Financials and ProShares UltraShort Financials :

The Dow Jones U.S. Financials SM Index measures the performance of the financial services industry of the U.S. equity market. Component companies include 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 Fannie Mae, 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. As of June 30, 2008, the Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index included companies with capitalizations between $62 million and $118 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $7 billion.

ProShares Ultra Health Care and ProShares UltraShort Health Care :

The Dow Jones U.S. Health Care SM Index measures the performance of the healthcare industry of the U.S. equity market. Component companies include health care providers, biotechnology companies, medical supplies, advanced medical devices and pharmaceuticals. As of June 30, 2008, the Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Index included companies with capitalizations between $277 million and $82 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $11 billion.

ProShares Ultra Industrials and ProShares UltraShort Industrials :

The Dow Jones U.S. Industrials SM Index measures the performance of the industrial industry of the U.S. equity market. Component companies include 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. As of


 

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June 30, 2008, the Dow Jones U.S. Industrials Index included companies with capitalizations between $226 million and $267 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $7 billion.

ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas, ProShares Short Oil & Gas and ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas :

The Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas SM Index measures the performance of the oil and gas industry of the U.S. equity market. Component companies include oil drilling equipment and services, oil companies-major, oil companies-secondary, pipelines, liquid, solid or gaseous fossil fuel producers and service companies. As of June 30, 2008, the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index included companies with capitalizations between $212 million and $474 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $21 billion.

ProShares Ultra Real Estate and ProShares UltraShort Real Estate:

The Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate SM Index measures the performance of the real estate sector of the U.S. equity market. Component companies include those that invest directly or indirectly through development, management or ownership of shopping malls, apartment buildings and housing developments; and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) that invest in apartments, office and retail properties. REITs are passive investment vehicles that invest primarily in income-producing real estate or real estate related loans or interests. As of June 30, 2008, the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index included companies with capitalizations between $370 million and $20 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $3 billion.

ProShares Ultra Semiconductors and ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors:

The Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductor SM Index measures the performance of the semiconductor subsector of the U.S. equity market. Component companies are engaged in the production of semiconductors and other integrated chips, as well as other related products such as semiconductor capital equipment and mother-boards. As of June 30, 2008, the Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductor Index included companies with capitalizations between $198 million and $123 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $6 billion.

ProShares Ultra Technology and ProShares UltraShort Technology:

The Dow Jones U.S. Technology SM Index measures the performance of the technology industry of the U.S. equity market. Component companies include those involved in computers and office equipment, software, communications technology, semiconductors, diversified technology services and Internet services. As of June 30, 2008, the Dow Jones U.S. Technologies Index included companies with capitalizations between $198 million and $229 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $10 billion.

ProShares Ultra Telecommunications and ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications:

The Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications SM Index is a measure of U.S. stock market performance of fixed- line (regional and long-distance carriers) and mobile telephone services (cellular, satellite and paging services). As of June 30, 2008, the Index included companies with capitalizations between $408 million and $200 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $20 billion.

ProShares Ultra Utilities and ProShares UltraShort Utilities:

The Dow Jones U.S. Utilities SM Index measures the performance of the utilities industry of the U.S. equity market. Component companies include electric utilities, gas utilities and water utilities. As of June 30, 2008, the Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index included companies with capitalizations between $834 million and $59 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $8 billion.

ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Value and ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Value:

The Russell 1000 ® Value Index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of large-cap U.S. equity “value” performance. It is an unmanaged, float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index comprised of stocks representing approximately half the market capitalization of the Russell 1000 Index that have been identified as being on the value end of the growth value spectrum. As of June 30, 2008, the Russell 1000 Value Index included companies with capitalizations between $757 million and $466 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $13 billion.

ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Growth and ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Growth:

The Russell 1000 ® Growth Index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of large-cap U.S. equity “growth” performance. It is an unmanaged, float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index comprised of stocks representing approximately half the market capitalization of the Russell 1000 Index that have been identified as being on the growth end of the growth-value spectrum. As of June 30, 2008, the Russell 1000 Growth Index included companies with capitalizations between $757 million and $466 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $15 billion.

ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Value and ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Value:

The Russell Midcap TM Value Index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of mid-cap U.S. equity “value” performance. It is an unmanaged, float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index comprised of stocks representing approximately half the market capitalization of the Russell Midcap Index that have been identified as being on the value end of the growth-value spectrum. As of June 30, 2008, the Russell Midcap Value Index included companies with capitalizations between $757 million and $18 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $5 billion.


 

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ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Growth and ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth : The Russell Midcap ® Growth Index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of mid-cap U.S. equity “growth” performance. It is an unmanaged, float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index comprised of stocks representing approximately half the market capitalization of the Russell Midcap Index that have been identified as being on the growth end of the growth-value spectrum. As of June 30, 2008, the Russell Midcap Growth Index included companies with capitalizations between $757 million and $21 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $6 billion.

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Value and ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Value:

The Russell 2000 ® Value Index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of small-cap U.S. equity “value” performance. It is an unmanaged, float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index comprised of stocks representing approximately half the market capitalization of the Russell 2000 Index that have been identified as being on the value end of the growth-value spectrum. As of June 30, 2008, the Russell 2000 Value Index included companies with capitalizations between $77 million and $4 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $600 million.

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Growth and ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Growth:

The Russell 2000 ® Growth Index is designed to provide a comprehensive measure of small-cap U.S. equity “growth” performance. It is an unmanaged, float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index comprised of stocks representing approximately half the market capitalization of the Russell 2000 Index that have been identified as being on the growth end of the growth-value spectrum. As of June 30, 2008, the Russell 2000 Growth Index included companies with capitalizations between $80 million and $13 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $699 billion.

ProShares Ultra S&P500, ProShares Short S&P500 and ProShares UltraShort S&P500:

The S&P 500 ® 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 REITs selected by the S&P U.S. Index Committee through a non-mechanical process that factors criteria such as liquidity, price, market capitalization and financial viability. Reconstitution occurs both on a quarterly and ongoing basis. As of June 30, 2008, the S&P 500 Index included companies with capitalizations between $764 million and $466 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $23 billion.

ProShares Ultra QQQ, ProShares Short QQQ and ProShares UltraShort QQQ:

The NASDAQ-100 ® Index includes 100 of the largest non-financial domestic and international issues listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market. To be eligible for inclusion companies cannot be in bankruptcy proceedings and must meet certain additional criteria including minimum trading volume and “seasoning” requirements. The

Index is calculated under a modified capitalization-weighted methodology. Index composition is reviewed on an annual basis and rebalancing occurs on a quarterly basis. During a year, Index components may be deleted or added as a result of certain corporate actions or other events as part of an Index maintenance processes. As of June 30, 2008, the NASDAQ-100 Index included companies with capitalizations between $656 million and $256 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $22 billion.

ProShares Ultra Dow30, ProShares Short Dow30 and ProShares UltraShort Dow30:

The Dow Jones Industrial Average SM (DJIA) is a price-weighted index maintained by editors of The Wall Street Journal. The Index includes 30 large-cap, “blue-chip” U.S. stocks, excluding utility and transportation companies. Components are selected through a discretionary process with no predetermined criteria except that components should be established U.S. companies that are leaders in their industries, have an excellent reputation, demonstrate sustained growth, are of interest to a large number of investors and accurately represent the sectors covered by the average. The DJIA is not limited to traditionally defined industrial stocks, instead, the index serves as a measure of the entire U.S. market, covering such diverse industries as financial services, technology, retail, entertainment and consumer goods. Composition changes are rare, and generally occur only after corporate acquisitions or other dramatic shifts in a component’s core business. When such an event necessitates that one component be replaced, the entire index is reviewed. As of June 30, 2008, the DJIA included companies with capitalizations between $7 billion and $466 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $122 billion.

ProShares Ultra MidCap400, ProShares Short MidCap400 and ProShares UltraShort MidCap400: The S&P MidCap 400™ 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 REITs. Securities are selected for inclusion in the index by the S&P U.S. Index Committee through a non-mechanical process that factors criteria such as liquidity, price, market capitalization and financial viability. Reconstitution occurs both on a quarterly and ongoing basis. As of June 30, 2008, the S&P MidCap 400 Index included companies with capitalizations between $117 million and $11 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $3 billion.

ProShares Short MSCI EAFE and ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE:

The MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) adjusts the market capitalization of index constituents for free float and targets for index inclusion 85% of free float-adjusted market capitalization in each industry group, in developed market countries, excluding the US and Canada. As of June 2008 the MSCI EAFE Index consisted of the following 21 developed market country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zea-


 

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land, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. As of June 30, 2008, the MSCI EAFE Index included companies with capitalizations between $598 million and $219 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $12 billion.

ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets and ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets: The MSCI Emerging Markets Index adjusts the market capitalization of index constituents for free float and targets for index inclusion 85% of free float-adjusted market capitalization in each industry group, in global emerging markets countries. As of June 2008 the MSCI Emerging Markets Index consisted of the following 25 emerging market country indexes: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. As of June 30, 2008, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index included companies with capitalizations between $22 million and $138 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $4 billion.

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan:

The MSCI Japan Index adjusts the market capitalization of index constituents for free float and targets for index inclusion 85% of free float-adjusted market capitalization in each industry group, in Japan. As of June 30, 2008, the MSCI Japan Index included companies with capitalizations between $598 million and $128 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $8 billion.

ProShares UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25 :

The FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index is comprised of 25 of the largest and most liquid Chinese stocks listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX). This free float adjusted Index caps the weight of any of constituent stock at 10 percent to ensure broad representation of the Chinese economy. As of June 30, 2008, the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index included companies with capitalizations between $73 billion and $3 trillion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $645 billion.

ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury :

The Lehman Brothers 7-10 Year U.S. Treasury Index includes all publicly issued, U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of between 7 and 10 years, are non-convertible, are denominated in U.S. dollars, are rated (at least Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service or BBB- by S&P), are fixed rate, and have more than $250 million par outstanding. The Index is weighted by the relative market value of all securities meeting the Index criteria. Excluded from the Index are certain special issues, such as flower bonds, targeted investor notes (TINs), U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPs), state and local government bonds (SLGs), and coupon issues that have been stripped from assets already included.

ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury :

The Lehman Brothers 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Index includes all publicly issued, U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity greater than 20 years, are non-convertible, are denominated in U.S.

dollars, are rated investment grade (at least Baa3 by Moody’s Investors Service or BBB- by S&P), are fixed rate, and have more than $250 million par outstanding. The Index is weighted by the relative market value of all securities meeting the Index criteria. Excluded from the Index are certain special issues, such as flower bonds, targeted investor notes (TINs), U.S. Treasury inflation protected securities (TIPs), state and local government series bonds (SLGs), and coupon issues that have been stripped from assets already included.

Information About the Index Licensors

“Standard & Poor’s ® ,” “S&P ® ,” “S&P SmallCap 600,” “Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600,” are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by ProShares. ProShares are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s and Standard & Poor’s does not make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in ProShares.

The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (including its affiliates) (NASDAQ, with its affiliates, are referred to as the “Corporations”). The Corporations have not passed on the legality or suitability of, or the accuracy or adequacy of descriptions and disclosures relating to, the Funds. The Corporations make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Funds particularly, or the ability of the NASDAQ-100 Index to track general stock market performance. The Corporations’ only relationship to the Trust (“Licensee”) is in the licensing of the NASDAQ ® , NASDAQ-100 ® , NASDAQ-100 Index and other trademarks, service marks, and trade names of the Corporations and the use of the NASDAQ-100 Index, which is determined, composed and calculated by NASDAQ without regard to the Licensee or the Funds. NASDAQ has no obligation to take the needs of the Licensee or the shareholders of the Funds into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the NASDAQ-100 Index. The Corporations are not responsible for, and have not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of, the Funds to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Funds are to be converted into cash. The Corporations have no liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Funds.

The Corporations do not guarantee the accuracy and/or uninterrupted calculation of the NASDAQ-100 Index or any data included therein. The Corporations make no warranty, express or implied, as to results to be obtained by Licensee, owners of the product(s), or any other person or entity from the use of the NASDAQ-100 Index or any data included therein. The Corporations make no express or implied warranties, and expressly disclaim all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the NASDAQ-100 Index or any data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall the Corporations have any liability for any lost profits or special, incidental, punitive, indirect, or consequential damages, even if notified of the possibility of such damages.


 

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“Dow Jones” is a service mark of Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

Dow Jones does not:

 

   

Sponsor, endorse, sell or promote any of the ProShares.

 

   

Recommend that any person invest in the ProShares or any other securities.

 

   

Have any responsibility or liability for or make any decisions about timing, amount or pricing of the ProShares.

 

   

Have any responsibility or liability for the administration, management for marketing of the ProShares.

 

   

Consider the needs of the ProShares or the owners of the ProShares in determining, composing or calculating the Dow Jones U.S. Indexes or have any obligation to do so.

Dow Jones will not have any liability in connection with the ProShares. Specifically, Dow Jones does not make any warranty, express or implied, and Dow Jones disclaims any warranty about:

 

   

The results to be obtained by the ProShares, the owner of the ProShares or any other person in connection with the use of the Dow Jones U.S. Indexes and the data included in the Dow Jones U.S. Indexes;

 

   

The accuracy or completeness of the Dow Jones U.S. Indexes and their data; or

 

   

The merchantability and the fitness for a particular purpose or use of the Dow Jones U.S. Indexes and their data.

Dow Jones will have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions in the Dow Jones U.S. Indexes or their data.

Under no circumstances will Dow Jones be liable for any lost profits or indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages or losses, even if Dow Jones knows that they might occur.

The licensing agreement between the Trust and Dow Jones is solely for their benefit and not for the benefit of the investors in the ProShares or any other third parties.

The Russell 1000 ® Value Index, Russell 1000 ® Growth Index, Russell Midcap ® Value Index, Russell Midcap ® Growth Index, Russell 2000 ® Index, Russell 2000 ® Value Index and Russell 2000 ® Growth Index (collectively the “Indexes”) are trademarks of Russell Investment Group (“Russell”) and have been licensed for use by the Trust. The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Russell. Russell makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the shareholders of the Funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Funds particularly or the ability of the Indexes to track general stock market performance or a segment of the same. Russell’s publication of the Indexes in no way suggests or implies an opinion by Russell as to the advisability of investment in any or all of the securities upon which the Indexes are based. Russell’s only relationship to the Trust is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of Russell and of the Indexes

which are determined, composed and calculated by Russell without regard to the Trust or the Funds. Russell is not responsible for any associated literature or publications and Russell makes no representation or warranty express or implied as to their accuracy or completeness, or otherwise. Russell reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to alter, amend, terminate or in any way change the Indexes. Russell has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the Funds.

The Short International ProShares are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. (“MSCI”), any of its affiliates, any of its information providers or any other third party involved in, or related to, compiling, computing or creating any MSCI Index (collectively, the “MSCI Parties”). The MSCI Indexes are the exclusive property of MSCI. MSCI and the MSCI Index names are service marks of MSCI or its affiliates and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by the Trust. None of the MSCI Parties makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the issuer or shareholders of these Funds or any other person or entity regarding the advisability of investing in Funds generally or in these Funds particularly or the ability of any MSCI Index to track corresponding stock market performance. MSCI or its affiliates are the licensors of certain trademarks, service marks and trade names and of the MSCI Indexes which are determined, composed and calculated by MSCI without regard to the Funds or the issuer or shareholders of the Funds or any other person or entity into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the MSCI Indexes. None of the MSCI Parties is responsible for or has participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of these Funds to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by or the consideration into which these Funds are redeemable. Further, none of the MSCI Parties has any obligation or liability to the issuer or owners of these Funds or any other person or entity in connection with the administration, marketing or offering of these Funds.

Although MSCI shall obtain information for inclusion in or for use in the calculation of the MSCI Indexes from sources that MSCI considers reliable, none of the MSCI Parties warrants or guarantees the originality, accuracy and/or the completeness of any MSCI Index or any data included therein. None of the MSCI Parties makes any warranty, express or implied, as to results to be obtained by the issuer of the Funds, shareholders of the Funds, or any other person or entity, from the use of any MSCI Index or any data included therein. None of the MSCI Parties shall have any liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions of or in connection with any MSCI Index or any data included therein. Further, none of the MSCI Index or any data included therein. Further, none of the MSCI Parties makes any express or implied warranties of any kind, and the MSCI Parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to each MSCI Index and any data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall any of the MSCI Parties have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.


 

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No purchaser, seller or holder of this security, product or fund, or any other person or entity, should use or refer to any MSCI trade name, trademark or service mark to sponsor, endorse, market or promote this security without first contacting MSCI to determine whether MSCI’s permission is required. Under no circumstances may any person or entity claim any affiliation with MSCI without the prior written permission of MSCI.

The Funds are not in any way sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by FTSE/Xinhua Index Limited (“FXI”), FTSE International Limited (“FTSE”), the London Stock Exchange Plc (the “London Exchange”), The Financial Times Limited (“FT”) or Xinhua Finance Limited (“Xinhua”) (collectively, the “FTSE Licensor Parties”) and none of the FTSE Licensor Parties make any warranty or representation whatsoever, expressly or impliedly, either as to the results to be obtained from the use of the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index and/or the figure at which the said Index stands at any particular time on any particular day or otherwise. The FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index is compiled and calculated by FTSE on behalf of FXI. None of the FTSE Licensor Parties shall be liable (whether in negligence or otherwise) to any person for any error in the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index none of the FTSE Licensor Parties shall be under any obligation to advise any person of any error therein.

“FTSE ® ” is a trade mark of the Exchange and the FT and is used by FXI under license. “Xinhua ® ” is a trade mark of Xinhua and is used by FXI under license.

Trust acknowledges and expressly agrees that the Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Lehman Brothers (“Licensor”), and that Licensor makes no warranty, express or implied, as to the results to be obtained by any person or entity from the use of any Index, any opening, intraday or closing value therefor, or any data included therein or relating thereto, in connection with the trading of any Fund or option contract on a Fund based thereon or for any other purpose. The Licensor’s only relationship to the Trust with respect to the Funds is the licensing of certain trademarks and trade names of Licensor and the Licensor Indexes that are determined, composed and calculated by Licensor without regard to the Trust or the Funds. Licensor has no obligation to take the needs of the Trust or the shareholders of the Funds into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Licensor Indexes. Licensor is not responsible for and has not participated in any determination or calculation made with respect to issuance of the Funds. Licensor has no obligation or liability in connection with the listing, trading, marketing or administration of the Funds.

 

(Please see the SAI, which sets forth certain additional disclaimers and limitations of liabilities.)

 


 

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ProShares Ultra QQQ

Ticker: QLD

CUSIP: 74347R206

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra QQQ seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index.

If ProShares Ultra QQQ is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the NASDAQ-100 Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra QQQ’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the NASDAQ-100 Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra QQQ is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Technology Investment Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

 

Fund Performance

The bar chart and table that follow show how ProShares Ultra QQQ has performed on a calendar year basis and provide an indication of the risks of investing in ProShares Ultra QQQ . Both assume that all dividends and distributions have been reinvested in ProShares Ultra QQQ . Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.

Average annual total returns are shown on a before- and after-tax basis for ProShares Ultra QQQ. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold ProShares Ultra QQQ shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a retirement account. After-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to a tax benefit from realizing a capital loss on a sale of ProShares Ultra QQQ shares.

Annual Returns as of December 31 each year 1

LOGO

During the period covered in the bar chart, the highest return on the ProShares Ultra QQQ for one quarter was 16.97% (quarter ended June 30, 2007) and the lowest return was -3.32% (quarter ended December 31, 2007).

 

1

The Fund’s total return for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was -26.19%.

 

Average Annual
Total Returns
As of December 31, 2007
   One
Year
  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
Before Taxes    28.68%   58.75%   06/19/06
After Taxes on Distributions    26.58%   52.92%  
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares    18.76%   46.50%  
NASDAQ-100 Index 1    19.24%   35.60%  

 

(1)

Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Adjusted to reflect the reinvestment of dividends paid by companies in the index. Since Inception returns are calculated from the date the Fund commenced operations.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra QQQ. Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.


 

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.29%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.04%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.09%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra QQQ with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra QQQ for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $322    $565    $1,263

 

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ProShares Ultra Dow30

Ticker: DDM

CUSIP: 74347R305

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Dow30 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).

If ProShares Ultra Dow30 is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the DJIA when the DJIA rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the DJIA when the DJIA declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Dow30’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the DJIA. Information about the DJIA can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra Dow30 is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk and Portfolio Turnover Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

 

Fund Performance

The bar chart and table that follow show how ProShares Ultra Dow30 has performed on a calendar year basis and provide an indication of the risks of investing in ProShares Ultra Dow30 . Both assume that all dividends and distributions have been reinvested in ProShares Ultra Dow30 . Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.

Average annual total returns are shown on a before- and after-tax basis for ProShares Ultra Dow30. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold ProShares Ultra Dow30 shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a retirement account. After-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to a tax benefit from realizing a capital loss on a sale of ProShares Ultra Dow30 shares.

Annual Returns as of December 31 each year 1

LOGO

During the period covered in the bar chart, the highest return on the ProShares Ultra Dow30 for one quarter was 16.83% (quarter ended June 30, 2007) and the lowest return was -9.88% (quarter ended December 31, 2007).

 

1

The Fund’s total return for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was -28.02%.

 

Average Annual
Total Returns

As of December 31, 2007

   One
Year
  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
Before Taxes    8.71%   39.00%   06/19/06
After Taxes on Distributions    6.87%   33.08%  
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares    5.93%   29.86%  
Dow Jones Industrial Average 1    8.88%   25.54%  

 

1

Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Adjusted to reflect the reinvestment of dividends paid by companies in the index. Since Inception returns are calculated from the date the Fund commenced operations.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Dow30 . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.


 

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.27%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.02%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.07%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Dow30 with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Dow30 for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $318    $556    $1,241

 

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ProShares Ultra S&P500

Ticker: SSO

CUSIP: 74347R107

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra S&P500 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the S&P 500 Index.

If ProShares Ultra S&P500 is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the S&P 500 Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra S&P500’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the S&P 500 Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra S&P500 is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk and Portfolio Turnover Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

 

Fund Performance

The bar chart and table that follow show how ProShares Ultra S&P500 has performed on a calendar year basis and provide an indication of the risks of investing in ProShares Ultra S&P500 . Both assume that all dividends and distributions have been reinvested in ProShares Ultra S&P500 . Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.

Average annual total returns are shown on a before- and after-tax basis for ProShares Ultra S&P500. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold ProShares Ultra S&P500 shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a retirement account. After-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to a tax benefit from realizing a capital loss on a sale of ProShares Ultra S&P500 shares.

Annual Returns as of December 31 each year 1

LOGO

During the period covered in the bar chart, the highest return on the ProShares Ultra S&P500 for one quarter was 10.83% (quarter ended June 30, 2007) and the lowest return was -8.94% (quarter ended December 31, 2007).

 

1

The Fund’s total return for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was -25.68%.

 

Average Annual
Total Returns

As of December 31, 2007

   One
Year
   Since
Inception
   Inception
Date
Before Taxes    1.66%    30.58%    06/19/06
After Taxes on Distributions    0.08%    26.71%   
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares    1.30%    23.92%   
S&P500 Index 1    5.49%    21.89%   

 

1

Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Adjusted to reflect the reinvestment of dividends paid by companies in the index. Since Inception returns are calculated from the date the Fund commenced operations.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra S&P500. Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.


 

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.23%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.98%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.03%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra S&P500 with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra S&P500 for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $309    $539    $1,199

 

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ProShares Ultra MidCap400

Ticker: MVV

CUSIP: 74347R404

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra MidCap400 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the S&P MidCap400 Index.

If ProShares Ultra MidCap400 is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the S&P MidCap400 Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra MidCap400’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the S&P MidCap400 Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra MidCap400 is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Small- and Mid-Cap Company Investment Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about related risks.

 

Fund Performance

The bar chart and table that follow show how ProShares Ultra MidCap400 has performed on a calendar year basis and provide an indication of the risks of investing in ProShares Ultra MidCap400 . Both assume that all dividends and distributions have been reinvested in ProShares Ultra MidCap400 . Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.

Average annual total returns are shown on a before- and after-tax basis for ProShares Ultra MidCap400. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold ProShares Ultra MidCap400 shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a retirement account. After-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to a tax benefit from realizing a capital loss on a sale of ProShares Ultra MidCap400 shares.

Annual Returns as of December 31 each year 1

LOGO

During the period covered in the bar chart, the highest return on the ProShares Ultra MidCap400 for one quarter was 9.81% (quarter ended June 30, 2007) and the lowest return was -7.76% (quarter ended December 31, 2007).

 

1

The Fund’s total return for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was -11.83%.

 

Average Annual
Total Returns

As of December 31, 2007

   One
Year
  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
Before Taxes    6.37%   25.68%   06/19/06
After Taxes on Distributions    4.70%   21.51%  
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares    4.47%   19.60%  
S&P MidCap400 Index 1    7.98%   20.04%  

 

1

Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Adjusted to reflect the reinvestment of dividends paid by companies in the index. Since Inception returns are calculated from the date the Fund commenced operations.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra MidCap400 . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.


 

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.50%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.25%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.30%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra MidCap400 with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra MidCap400 for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $367    $657    $1,485

 

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ProShares Ultra SmallCap600

Ticker: SAA

CUSIP: 74347R818

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.

If ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the S&P SmallCap 600 Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra SmallCap600’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Small- and Mid-Cap Company Investment Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

 

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    1.35%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    2.10%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -1.15%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra SmallCap600 for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $547    $1,023    $2,340

 

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ProShares Ultra Russell2000

Ticker: UWM

CUSIP: 74347R842

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Russell 2000 Index.

If ProShares Ultra Russell2000 is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Russell 2000 Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Russell2000’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Russell 2000 Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Small- and Mid-Cap Company Investment Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Russell2000 after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

 

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Russell2000 . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.74%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.49%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.54%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Russell2000 with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Russell2000 for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $418    $762    $1,733

 

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ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Value

Ticker: UVG

CUSIP: 74347R529

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Value seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Russell 1000 Value Index.

If ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Value is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Russell 1000 Value Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Value’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Russell 1000 Value Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Value is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Value Investing Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Value after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

 

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Value . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    1.31%    
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    2.06%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -1.11%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Value with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Value for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $538    $1,006    $2,301

 

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ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Growth

Ticker: UKF

CUSIP: 74347R537

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Growth seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

If ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Growth is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Russell 1000 Growth Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Growth’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Russell 1000 Growth Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Growth is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Growth Investing Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk and Portfolio Turnover Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Growth after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

 

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Growth . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.81%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.56%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.61%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Growth with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Growth for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $433    $792    $1,805

 

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ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Value

Ticker: UVU

CUSIP: 74347R495

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Value seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Russell MidCap Value Index.

If ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Value is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Russell MidCap Value Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Value’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Russell Midcap Value Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Value is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Small- and Mid-Cap Company Investment Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Value Investing Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal

Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Value after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Value . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    1.69%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    2.44%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -1.49%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Value with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Value for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the


 

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end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $618    $1,166    $2,663

 

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ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Growth

Ticker: UKW

CUSIP: 74347R511

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Growth seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Russell Midcap Growth Index.

If ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Growth is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Russell Midcap Growth Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Growth’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Russell Midcap Growth Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Growth is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Growth Investing Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Small- and Mid-Cap Company Investment Risk, Non-Diversification Risk and Portfolio Turnover Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal

Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Growth after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Growth . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    1.20%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.95%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -1.00%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services as described under “Management of ProShare Trusts” later in this prospectus, legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Growth with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Growth for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the


 

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end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $515    $959    $2,194

 

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ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Value

Ticker: UVT

CUSIP: 74347R479

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Value seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Russell 2000 Value Index.

If ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Value is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Russell 2000 Value Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Value’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Russell 2000 Value Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Value is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Small- and Mid-Cap Company Investment Risk, Value Investing Risk and Repurchase Agreement Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal

Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Value after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Value . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    2.15%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    2.90%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -1.95%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Value with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Value for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of


 

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those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $713    $1,356    $3,083

 


 

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ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Growth

Ticker: UKK

CUSIP: 74347R487

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Growth seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Russell 2000 Growth Index.

If ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Growth is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Russell 2000 Growth Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Growth’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Russell 2000 Growth Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Growth is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Growth Investing Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Small- and Mid-Cap Company Investment Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal

Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Growth after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Growth . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    1.84%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    2.59%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -1.64%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Growth with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations.

The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Growth for the time


 

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periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $649    $1,228    $2,802

 

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ProShares Ultra Basic Materials

Ticker: UYM

CUSIP: 74347R776

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Basic Materials seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index.

If ProShares Ultra Basic Materials is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Basic Materials’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the chemicals industry group, which comprised approximately 51% of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra Basic Materials is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk and Portfolio Turnover Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares Ultra Basic Materials is also subject to risks faced by companies in the basic materials economic sector, including: adverse effects from commodity price volatility, exchange rates, import controls and increased competition; production of industrial materials often exceeds demand as a result of overbuilding or economic down-turns, leading to poor investment returns; risk for

environmental damage and product liability claims; and adverse effects from depletion of resources, technical progress, labor relations and government regulations. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Basic Materials after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Basic Materials . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.67%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.42%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.47%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Basic Materials with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an


 

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in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Basic Materials for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $403    $732    $1,661

 


 

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ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods

Ticker: UGE

CUSIP: 74347R768

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index.

If ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk and Portfolio Turnover Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods is also subject to risks faced by companies in the consumer goods economic sector, including: governmental regulation affecting the permissibility of using various food additives and production methods could affect profitability; tobacco companies may be adversely affected by new laws or by litigation; securities prices and profitability of food, soft drink and fashion related products might be strongly affected by fads, marketing campaigns and other factors affecting supply and demand; and because food and beverage companies may derive a substantial portion of their net income from foreign countries, they may be impacted by international events. Further, stocks in the

Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    1.28%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    2.03%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -1.08%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not


 

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include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $532    $993    $2,272

 

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ProShares Ultra Consumer Services

Ticker: UCC

CUSIP: 74347R750

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Consumer Services seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services Index.

If ProShares Ultra Consumer Services is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Consumer Services ’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the general retailers and media industry groups, which comprised approximately 41% and 29%, respectively, of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra Consumer Services is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk and Portfolio Turnover Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares Ultra Consumer Services is also subject to risks faced by companies in the consumer services industry, including: securities prices and profitability may be tied closely to the performance of the domestic and international economy, interest rates, competition and consumer con-

fidence; heavy dependence on disposable household income and consumer spending; severe competition; and changes in demographics and consumer tastes can affect the success of consumer products. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Consumer Services after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Consumer Services . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    2.29%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    3.04%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -2.09%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Consumer Services with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and


 

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redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Consumer Services for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $742    $1,413    $3,208

 

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ProShares Ultra Financials

Ticker: UYG

CUSIP: 74347R743

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Financials seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index.

If ProShares Ultra Financials is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Financials’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the banks and general financial industry groups, which comprised approximately 34% and 28%, respectively, of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra Financials is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk and Portfolio Turnover Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares Ultra Financials is also subject to risks faced by companies in the financial services economic sector, including: extensive governmental regulation that affects the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge and the amount of capital they must maintain; adverse effects from increases in interest rates; effects on profitability

by loan losses, which usually increase in economic downturns; banks and insurance companies may be subject to severe price competition; and newly enacted laws are expected to result in increased inter-industry consolidation and competition in the financial sector. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Financials after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Financials . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.29%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.04%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.09%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Financials with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems


 

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shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Financials for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $322    $565    $1,263

 

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ProShares Ultra Health Care

Ticker: RXL

CUSIP: 74347R735

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Health Care seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Index.

If ProShares Ultra Health Care is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Health Care’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the pharmaceuticals & biotechnology and healthcare equipment & services industry groups, which comprised approximately 64% and 36%, respectively, of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra Health Care is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Technology Investment Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares Ultra Health Care is also subject to risks faced by companies in the healthcare economic sector, including: heavy dependence on patent protection, with profitability affected by the expiration of patents; expenses and losses from extensive litigation based on product liability

and similar claims; competitive forces that may make it difficult to raise prices and, in fact, may result in price discounting; long and costly process for obtaining new product approval by the Food and Drug Administration; healthcare providers may have difficulty obtaining staff to deliver service; susceptibility to product obsolescence; and thin capitalization and limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Health Care after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Health Care . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    1.00%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.75%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.80%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Health Care with the cost of investing in other


 

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funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Health Care for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $473    $874    $1,996

 


 

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ProShares Ultra Industrials

Ticker: UXI

CUSIP: 74347R727

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Industrials seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Industrials Index.

If ProShares Ultra Industrials is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Dow Jones U.S. Industrials Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Industrials’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Dow Jones U.S. Industrials Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the general industrials industry group, which comprised approximately 26% of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra Industrials is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk and Portfolio Turnover Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares Ultra Industrials is also subject to risks faced by companies in the industrial economic sector, including: effects on stock prices by supply and demand both for their specific product or service and for industrial sector products in general; decline in demand for products due to rapid technological developments and frequent new product introduction; effects on securities prices and profitability

from government regulation, world events and economic conditions; and risks for environmental damage and product liability claims. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Industrials after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Industrials . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    1.29%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    2.04%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -1.09%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Industrials with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit


 

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aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Industrials for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $534    $998    $2,282

 

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ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas

Ticker: DIG

CUSIP: 74347R719

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index.

If ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the integrated oil and gas and the oil equipment and services industry groups which comprised approximately 73% and 27%, respectively, of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk and Portfolio Turnover Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas is also subject to risks faced by companies in the energy sector, including: effects on profitability from changes in worldwide energy prices and exploration, and production spending; adverse effects from changes in exchange rates, government regulation, world events and economic conditions; market, economic and political

risks of the countries where energy companies are located or do business; and risk for environmental damage claims. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.44%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.19%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.24%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash.


 

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Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $354    $631    $1,422

 


 

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ProShares Ultra Real Estate

Ticker: URE

CUSIP: 74347R677

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Real Estate seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index.

If ProShares Ultra Real Estate is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Real Estate’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. Because all of the securities included in the Index are issued by companies in the real estate industry group, the Fund will be concentrated approximately 100% in the real estate industry.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra Real Estate is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk and Portfolio Turnover Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares Ultra Real Estate is also subject to risks faced by companies in the real estate industry, including: adverse changes in national, state or local real estate conditions (such as oversupply of or reduced demand for space and changes in market rental rates); obsolescence of properties; changes in the availability, cost and terms of mortgage funds; the impact of environmental laws; a REIT that

fails to comply with the federal tax requirements affecting REITs would be subject to federal income taxation; and the federal tax requirement that a REIT distribute substantially all of its net income to its shareholders could result in a REIT having insufficient capital for future expenditures. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Real Estate after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Real Estate . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.59%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.34%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.39%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Real Estate with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to


 

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suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Real Estate for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $386    $697    $1,579

 

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ProShares Ultra Semiconductors

Ticker: USD

CUSIP: 74347R669

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Semiconductors seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductor Index.

If ProShares Ultra Semiconductors is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductor Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Semiconductors’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductor Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. Because all of the securities included in the Index are issued by companies in the semiconductor industry group, the Fund will be concentrated approximately 100% in the semiconductor industry.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra Semiconductors is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk and Portfolio Turnover Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares Ultra Semiconductors is also subject to risks faced by companies in the semiconductor industry, including: intense competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from subsidized foreign competitors with lower production costs; securities prices may fluctuate widely due to risks of rapid obso-

lescence of products; economic performance of the customers of semiconductor companies; research costs and the risks that their products may not prove commercially successful; capital equipment expenditures could be substantial and suffer from rapid obsolescence; and thin capitalization and limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Semiconductors after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Semiconductors . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.52%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.27%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.32%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Semiconductors with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following


 

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examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Semiconductors for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $371    $666    $1,506

 

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ProShares Ultra Technology

Ticker: ROM

CUSIP: 74347R693

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Technology seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index.

If ProShares Ultra Technology is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Technology’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the technology hardware & equipment and software & computer services industry groups, which comprised 57% and 43%, respectively, of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risk Considerations

ProShares Ultra Technology is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Technology Investment Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted

above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Technology after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Technology . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.48%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.23%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.28%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Technology with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Technology for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those


 

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periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $363    $649    $1,464

 

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ProShares Ultra Telecommunications

Ticker: LTL

CUSIP: 74347R263

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Telecommunications seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications Index.

If ProShares Ultra Telecommunications is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications Index (Index) when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Telecommunications’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes”.

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the fixed-line communications industry group, which comprised 88% of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risks

ProShares Ultra Telecommunications is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk and Portfolio Turnover Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares Ultra Telecommunications is also subject to risks faced by companies in the telecommunications economic sector, including: a telecommunications market characterized by increasing competition and regulation by the Federal Communications Commission and various state regulatory authorities; the need to commit substantial capital to meet increasing competition, particularly in

formulating new products and services using new technology; and technological innovations may make various products and services obsolete. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Telecommunications after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Telecommunications. Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    2.08%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    2.83%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -1.88%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Telecommunications with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the rele-


 

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vant Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The examples do not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Telecommunications for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $699    $1,327    $3,021

 

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ProShares Ultra Utilities

Ticker: UPW

CUSIP: 74347R685

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Ultra Utilities seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index.

If ProShares Ultra Utilities is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index when the Index rises on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as the Index when the Index declines on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Ultra Utilities’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Investing in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the daily return of the Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes”.

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, under normal circumstances, to equity securities contained in the Index and/or financial instruments that, in combination, should have similar economic characteristics.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques and/or sampling techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in equity securities or financial instruments in debt securities and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the electricity and gas, water and multi-utilities industry groups, which comprised approximately 72% and 28%, respectively of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risk Considerations

ProShares Ultra Utilities is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk and Portfolio Turnover Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares Ultra Utilities is also subject to risks faced by companies in the utilities economic sector, including: review and limitation of rates by governmental regulatory commissions; the value of regulated utility debt instruments (and, to a lesser extent, equity securities) tends to have an inverse relationship to the movement of interest rates; as

deregulation allows utilities to diversify outside of their original geographic regions and their traditional lines of business, utilities may engage in riskier ventures where they have little or no experience; and greater competition as a result of deregulation, which may adversely affect profitability due to lower operating margins, higher costs and diversification into unprofitable business lines. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Ultra Utilities after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Ultra Utilities . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.86%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.61%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.66%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Ultra Utilities with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are


 

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for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Ultra Utilities for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $443    $814    $1,855

 

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ProShares Short QQQ

Ticker: PSQ

CUSIP: 74347R602

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Short QQQ seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index.

If ProShares Short QQQ is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the NASDAQ-100 Index when the Index declines on any given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any rises in the Index when the Index increases on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Short QQQ’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as the inverse of the NASDAQ-100 Index. ProShares Short QQQ will not directly sell short the equity securities of issuers contained in the NASDAQ-100 Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares Short QQQ is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk and Technology Investment Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

 

Fund Performance

The bar chart and table that follow show how ProShares Short QQQ has performed on a calendar year basis and provide an indication of the risks of investing in ProShares Short QQQ . Both assume that all dividends and distributions have been reinvested in ProShares Short QQQ . Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.

Average annual total returns are shown on a before- and after-tax basis for ProShares Short QQQ. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold ProShares Short QQQ shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a retirement account. After-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to a tax benefit from realizing a capital loss on a sale of ProShares Short QQQ shares.

Annual Returns as of December 31 each year 1

LOGO

During the period covered in the bar chart, the highest return on the ProShares Short QQQ for one quarter was 0.73% (quarter ended March 31, 2007) and the lowest return was -6.63% (quarter ended June 30, 2007).

 

1

The Fund’s total return for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was 11.77%.

 

Average Annual
Total Returns

As of December 31, 2007

   One
Year
   Since
Inception
   Inception
Date
Before Taxes    -11.34%    -19.13%    06/19/06
After Taxes on Distributions    -12.74%    -20.84%   
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares      -7.33%    -17.18%   
NASDAQ-100 Index 1     19.24%     35.60%   

 

1

Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Adjusted to reflect the reinvestment of dividends paid by companies in the index. Since Inception returns are calculated from the date the Fund commenced operations.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Short QQQ. Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.


 

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.41%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.16%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.21%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Short QQQ with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Short QQQ for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $348    $618    $1,390

 


 

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ProShares Short Dow30

Ticker: DOG

CUSIP: 74347R701

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Short Dow30 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).

If ProShares Short Dow30 is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the DJIA when the DJIA declines on any given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the DJIA when the DJIA rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Short Dow30’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as the inverse of the DJIA. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares Short Dow30 is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Short Sale Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

The bar chart and table that follow show how ProShares Short Dow30 has performed on a calendar year

basis and provide an indication of the risks of investing in ProShares Short Dow30 . Both assume that all dividends and distributions have been reinvested in ProShares Short Dow30 . Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.

Average annual total returns are shown on a before- and after-tax basis for ProShares Short Dow30. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold ProShares Short Dow30 shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a retirement account. After-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to a tax benefit from realizing a capital loss on a sale of ProShares Short Dow30 shares.

Annual Returns as of December 31 each year 1

LOGO

During the period covered in the bar chart, the highest return on the ProShares Short Dow30 for one quarter was 5.43% (quarter ended December 31, 2007) and the lowest return was -6.39% (quarter ended June 30, 2007).

 

1

The Fund’s total return for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was 15.67%.

 

Average Annual
Total Returns

As of December 31, 2007

   One
Year
   Since
Inception
   Inception
Date
Before Taxes    -1.50%    -10.61%    06/19/06
After Taxes on Distributions    -2.82%    -12.27%   
After Taxes on Distributions and
Sale of Shares
   -0.98%      -9.97%   
Dow Jones Industrial Average 1     8.88%     25.54%   

 

1

Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Adjusted to reflect the reinvestment of dividends paid by companies in the index. Since Inception returns are calculated from the date the Fund commenced operations.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Short Dow30. Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.


 

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.30%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.05%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.10%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Short Dow30 with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Short Dow30 for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $324    $570    $1,274

 

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ProShares Short S&P500

Ticker: SH

CUSIP: 74347R503

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Short S&P500 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the S&P 500 Index.

If ProShares Short S&P500 is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the S&P 500 Index when the Index declines on any given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Short S&P500’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as the inverse of the S&P 500 Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares Short S&P500 is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Short Sale Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

The bar chart and table that follow show how ProShares Short S&P500 has performed on a calen-

dar year basis and provide an indication of the risks of investing in ProShares Short S&P500 . Both assume that all dividends and distributions have been reinvested in ProShares Short S&P500 . Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.

Average annual total returns are shown on a before- and after-tax basis for ProShares Short S&P500. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold ProShares Short S&P500 shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a retirement account. After-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to a tax benefit from realizing a capital loss on a sale of ProShares Short S&P500 shares.

 

Annual Returns as of December 31 each year 1

LOGO

During the period covered in the bar chart, the highest return on the ProShares Short S&P500 for one quarter was 4.65% (quarter ended December 31, 2007) and the lowest return was -3.90% (quarter ended June 30, 2007).

 

1

The Fund’s total return for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was 13.63%.

 

Average Annual
Total Returns

As of December 31, 2007

   One
Year
   Since
Inception
   Inception
Date
Before Taxes    1.31%      -8.19%    06/19/06
After Taxes on Distributions    -0.03%      -9.99%   
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares    0.83%      -8.00%   
S&P500 Index 1    5.49%     21.89%   

 

1

Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Adjusted to reflect the reinvestment of dividends paid by companies in the index. Since Inception returns are calculated from the date the Fund commenced operations.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Short S&P500. Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.


 

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.22%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.97%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.02%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Short S&P500 with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Short S&P500 for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $307    $534    $1,188

 

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ProShares Short MidCap400

Ticker: MYY

CUSIP: 74347R800

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Short MidCap400 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Index.

If ProShares Short MidCap400 is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the S&P MidCap 400 Index when the Index declines on any given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Short MidCap400’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as the inverse of the S&P MidCap 400 Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares Short MidCap400 is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk and Small- and Mid-Cap Company Investment Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

The bar chart and table that follow show how ProShares Short MidCap400 has performed on a

calendar year basis and provide an indication of the risks of investing in ProShares Short MidCap400 . Both assume that all dividends and distributions have been reinvested in ProShares Short MidCap400 . Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.

Average annual total returns are shown on a before- and after-tax basis for ProShares Short MidCap400. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold ProShares Short MidCap400 shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a retirement account. After-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to a tax benefit from realizing a capital loss on a sale of ProShares Short MidCap400 shares.

Annual Returns as of December 31 each year 1

LOGO

During the period covered in the bar chart, the highest return on the ProShares Short MidCap400 for one quarter was 4.00% (quarter ended December 31, 2007) and the lowest return was -3.59% (quarter ended June 30, 2007).

 

1

The Fund’s total return for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was 3.73%.

 

Average Annual
Total Returns

As of December 31, 2007

   One
Year
   Since
Inception
   Inception
Date
Before Taxes      -1.24%      -7.64%    06/19/06
After Taxes on Distributions      -2.91%    -10.15%   
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares      -0.84%      -7.94%   
S&P MidCap400 Index 1       7.89%     20.04%   

 

1

Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Adjusted to reflect the reinvestment of dividends paid by companies in the index. Since Inception returns are calculated from the date the Fund commenced operations.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Short MidCap400. Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.


 

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.36%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.11%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.16%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Short MidCap400 with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Short MidCap400 for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $337    $596    $1,337

 

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ProShares Short SmallCap600

Ticker: SBB

CUSIP: 74347R784

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Short SmallCap600 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.

If ProShares Short SmallCap600 is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Short SmallCap600’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as the inverse of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares Short SmallCap600 is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk and Small- and Mid-Cap Company Investment Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Short SmallCap600 after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

 

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Short SmallCap600 . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.79%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.54%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.59%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Short SmallCap600 with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Short SmallCap600 for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $429    $784    $1,784

 

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ProShares Short Russell2000

Ticker: RWM

CUSIP: 74347R826

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Short Russell2000 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Russell 2000 Index.

If ProShares Short Russell2000 is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Russell 2000 Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Short Russell2000’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as the inverse of the Russell 2000 Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares Short Russell2000 is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk and Small- and Mid-Cap Company Investment Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Short Russell2000 after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

 

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Short Russell2000 . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.39%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.14%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.19%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Short Russell2000 with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Short Russell2000 for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $343    $609    $1,369

 

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ProShares UltraShort QQQ

Ticker: QID

CUSIP: 74347R875

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort QQQ seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index.

If ProShares UltraShort QQQ is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the NASDAQ-100 Index when the Index declines on any given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort QQQ’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index. The Fund will not directly sell short the individual equity securities of issuers contained in the NASDAQ-100 Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort QQQ is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk and Technology Investment Risk .

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

 

Fund Performance

The bar chart and table that follow show how ProShares UltraShort QQQ has performed on a calendar year basis and provide an indication of the risks of investing in ProShares UltraShort QQQ . Both assume that all dividends and distributions have been reinvested in ProShares UltraShort QQQ. Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.

Average annual total returns are shown on a before- and after-tax basis for ProShares UltraShort QQQ. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold ProShares UltraShort QQQ shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a retirement account. After-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to a tax benefit from realizing a capital loss on a sale of ProShares UltraShort QQQ shares.

Annual Returns as of December 31 each year 1

LOGO

During the period covered in the bar chart, the highest return on the ProShares UltraShort QQQ for one quarter was -0.26% (quarter ended March 31, 2007) and the lowest return was -14.10% (quarter ended September 30, 2007).

 

1

The Fund’s total return for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was 19.56%.

 

Average Annual
Total Returns

As of December 31, 2007

      
   One
Year
   Since
Inception
   Inception
Date
Before Taxes    -27.18%    -42.86%    7/11/06
After Taxes on Distributions    -28.22%    -43.89%   
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares    -17.59%    -36.94%   
NASDAQ-100 Index 1     19.24%     37.00%   

 

1

Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Adjusted to reflect the reinvestment of dividends paid by companies in the index. Since Inception returns are calculated from the date the Fund commenced operations.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort QQQ. Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.


 

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.27%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.02%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.07%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort QQQ with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort QQQ for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $318    $556    $1,241

 

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ProShares UltraShort Dow30

Ticker: DXD

CUSIP: 74347R867

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Dow30 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).

If ProShares UltraShort Dow30 is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the DJIA when the DJIA declines on any given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the DJIA when the DJIA rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Dow30’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse performance of the DJIA. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Dow30 is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Short Sale Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

The bar chart and table that follow show how ProShares UltraShort Dow30 has performed on a

calendar year basis and provide an indication of the risks of investing in ProShares UltraShort Dow30 . Both assume that all dividends and distributions have been reinvested in ProShares UltraShort Dow30 . Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.

Average annual total returns are shown on a before- and after-tax basis for ProShares UltraShort Dow30. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold ProShares UltraShort Dow30 shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a retirement account. After-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to a tax benefit from realizing a capital loss on a sale of ProShares UltraShort Dow30 shares.

Annual Returns as of December 31 each year 1

LOGO

During the period covered in the bar chart, the highest return on the ProShares UltraShort Dow30 for one quarter was 9.17% (quarter ended December 31, 2007) and the lowest return was -13.54% (quarter ended June 30, 2007).

 

1

The Fund’s total return for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was 29.96%.

 

Average Annual
Total Returns

As of December 31, 2007

   One
Year
  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
Before Taxes    -8.94%   -24.78%   7/11/06
After Taxes on Distributions    -10.16%   -26.07%  
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares    -5.80%   -21.78%  
Dow Jones Industrial Average 1     8.88%    23.24%  

 

1

Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Adjusted to reflect the reinvestment of dividends paid by companies in the index. Since Inception returns are calculated from the date the Fund commenced operations.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Dow30. Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.


 

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.23%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.98%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.03%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Dow30 with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Dow30 for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $309    $539    $1,199

 

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ProShares UltraShort S&P500

Ticker: SDS

CUSIP: 74347R883

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort S&P500 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the S&P 500 Index.

If ProShares UltraShort S&P500 is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the S&P 500 Index when the Index declines on any given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort S&P500’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse performance of the S&P 500 Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort S&P500 is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Short Sale Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

The bar chart and table that follow show how ProShares UltraShort S&P500 has performed on a

calendar year basis and provide an indication of the risks of investing in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 . Both assume that all dividends and distributions have been reinvested in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 . Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.

Average annual total returns are shown on a before- and after-tax basis for ProShares UltraShort S&P500. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold ProShares UltraShort S&P500 shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a retirement account. After-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to a tax benefit from realizing a capital loss on a sale of ProShares UltraShort S&P500 shares.

Annual Returns as of December 31 each year 1

LOGO

During the period covered in the bar chart, the highest return on the ProShares UltraShort S&P500 for one quarter was 7.50% (quarter ended December 31, 2007) and the lowest return was -8.91% (quarter ended June 30, 2007).

 

1

The Fund’s total return for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was 25.15%.

 

Average Annual
Total Returns

As of December 31, 2007

   One
Year
  Since
Inception
    Inception
Date
Before Taxes    -3.94%   -19.48 %   7/11/06
After Taxes on Distributions    -5.04%   -20.75 %  
After Taxes on Distributions and
Sale of Shares
   -2.57%   -17.28 %  
S&P500 Index 1     5.49%    18.65%    

 

1

Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Adjusted to reflect the reinvestment of dividends paid by companies in the index. Since Inception returns are calculated from the date the Fund commenced operations.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort S&P500. Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.


 

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.16%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.91%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.00%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.91%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort S&P500 with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $294    $508    $1,123

 

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ProShares UltraShort MidCap400

Ticker: MZZ

CUSIP: 74347R859

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort MidCap400 (the “Fund”) seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Index.

If ProShares UltraShort MidCap400 is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the S&P MidCap 400 Index (Index) when the Index declines on any given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort MidCap400’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort MidCap400 is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk and Small- and Mid-Cap Company Investment Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

 

Fund Performance

The bar chart and table that follow show how ProShares UltraShort MidCap400 has performed on a calendar year basis and provide an indication of the risks of investing in ProShares UltraShort MidCap400 . Both assume that all dividends and distributions have been reinvested in ProShares UltraShort MidCap400 . Past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.

Average annual total returns are shown on a before- and after-tax basis for ProShares UltraShort MidCap400. After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold ProShares UltraShort MidCap400 shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as a retirement account. After-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to a tax benefit from realizing a capital loss on a sale of ProShares UltraShort MidCap400 shares.

Annual Returns as of December 31 each year 1

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During the period covered in the bar chart, the highest return on the ProShares UltraShort MidCap400 for one quarter was 6.07% (quarter ended December 31, 2007) and the lowest return was -8.56% (quarter ended March 31, 2007).

 

1

The Fund’s total return for the six months ended June 30, 2008 was 3.88%.

 

Average Annual
Total Returns

As of December 31, 2007

   One
Year
  Since
Inception
  Inception
Date
Before Taxes      -8.99%   -17.35%   7/11/06
After Taxes on Distributions    -10.24%   -19.01%  
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Shares      -5.86%   -15.69%  
S&P MidCap400 Index 1       7.98%    15.75%  

 

1

Reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Adjusted to reflect the reinvestment of dividends paid by companies in the index. Since Inception returns are calculated from the date the Fund commenced operations.


 

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Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort MidCap400. Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.23%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.98%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.03%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort MidCap400 with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort MidCap400 for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $309    $539    $1,199

 

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ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600

Ticker: SDD

CUSIP: 74347R792

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index.

If ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600 is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600 is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk and Small- and Mid-Cap Company Investment Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600 after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

 

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600 . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.34%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.09%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.14%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600 with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600 for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $333    $587    $1,316

 

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ProShares UltraShort Russell2000

Ticker: TWM

CUSIP: 74347R834

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Russell 2000 Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Russell 2000 Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Russell 2000 Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk and Small- and Mid-Cap Company Investment Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

 

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.27%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.02%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.07%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $318    $556    $1,241

 

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ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Value

Ticker: SJF

CUSIP: 74347R453

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Value seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Russell 1000 Value Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Value is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Russell 1000 Value Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Value’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Russell 1000 Value Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Value is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk and Value Investing Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Value after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

 

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Value . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    1.18%    
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.93%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.98%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Value with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Value for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $511    $951    $2,174

 

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ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Growth

Ticker: SFK

CUSIP: 74347R461

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Growth seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Growth is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Russell 1000 Growth Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Growth’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Russell 1000 Growth Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Growth is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Growth Investing Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Short Sale Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Growth after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

 

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Growth . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.75%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.50%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.55%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Growth with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Growth for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $420    $766    $1,744

 

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ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Value

Ticker: SJL

CUSIP: 74347R438

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Value seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Russell Midcap Value Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Value is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Russell Midcap Value Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Value’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Russell Midcap Value Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Value is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Repurchase Agreement Risk, Short Sale Risk, Small- and Mid-Cap Company Investment Risk and Value Investing Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Value after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

 

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Value . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    1.30%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    2.05%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -1.10%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Value with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Value for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $536    $1,002    $2,291

 

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ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth

Ticker: SDK

CUSIP: 74347R446

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Russell Midcap Growth Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Russell Midcap Growth Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth’s principal investment strategies include:

 

 

 

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Russell Midcap Growth Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Growth Investing Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk, and Small- and Mid-Cap Company Investment Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

 

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    1.17%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.92%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.97%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $509    $947    $2,164

 

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ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Value

Ticker: SJH

CUSIP: 74347R412

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Value seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Russell 2000 Value Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Value is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Russell 2000 Value Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Value’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Russell 2000 Value Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Value is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Repurchase Agreement Risk, Short Sale Risk, Small- and Mid-Cap Company Investment Risk and Value Investing Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Value after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

 

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Value . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.51%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.26%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.31%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Value with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Value for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $369    $662    $1,495

 

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ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Growth

Ticker: SKK

CUSIP: 74347R420

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Growth seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Russell 2000 Growth Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Growth is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Russell 2000 Growth Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Growth’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Russell 2000 Growth Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Growth is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Growth Investing Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk and Small- and Mid-Cap Company Investment Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Growth after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

 

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Growth . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.49%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.24%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.29%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Growth with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Growth for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $365    $653    $1,474

 

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ProShares Short Financials

Ticker: SEF

CUSIP: 74347R222

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Short Financials seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index.

If ProShares Short Financials is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Dow Jones U.S. Financials SM Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Short Financials’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as the inverse of the Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the banks and general financial industry groups, which comprised approximately 34% and 28%, respectively, of the market capitalization of the Index

Principal Risks

ProShares Short Financials is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non- Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Short Sale Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares Short Financials is also subject to risks faced by companies in the financial services economic sector, including: extensive governmental regulation that affects the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge and the amount of capital they must maintain; adverse effects from increases in interest rates; effects on profitability by loan losses, which usually increase in economic downturns; banks and insurance companies may be

subject to severe price competition; and newly enacted laws are expected to result in increased inter-industry consolidation and competition in the financial sector. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors. As noted above, ProShares Short Financials seeks to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index, and thus these risk considerations for the Fund will generally be the opposite of those for a traditional mutual fund.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Short Financials after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the estimated fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Short Financials.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.42%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.17%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.22%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” are based on estimates for the current fiscal year. Other Expenses include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Short Financials with the cost of investing


 

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in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the relevant Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The examples do not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Short Financials for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $350    $622    $1,401

 


 

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ProShares Short Oil & Gas

Ticker: DDG

CUSIP: 74347R230

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Short Oil & Gas seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index.

If ProShares Short Oil & Gas is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas SM Index (Index) when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Short Oil & Gas’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as the inverse of the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the integrated oil and gas and the oil equipment and services industry groups which comprised approximately 73% and 27%, respectively, of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risk Considerations

ProShares Short Oil & Gas is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Short Sale Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares Short Oil & Gas is also subject to risks faced by companies in the energy sector, including: effects on profitability from changes in worldwide energy prices and exploration, and production spending; adverse effects from changes in exchange rates, government regulation, world events and economic conditions; market, economic and political risks of the countries where energy companies are

located or do business; and risk for environmental damage claims. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors. As noted above, ProShares Short Oil & Gas seeks to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index, and thus these risk considerations for the Fund will generally be the opposite of those for a traditional mutual fund.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Short Oil & Gas after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the estimated fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Short Oil & Gas.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.42%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.17%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.22%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” are based on estimates for the current fiscal year. Other Expenses include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Short Oil & Gas with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following


 

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examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units principally on an in-kind basis for portfolio securities included in the relevant Index and cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The examples do not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Short Oil & Gas for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $350    $622    $1,401

 

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ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials

Ticker: SMN

CUSIP: 74347R651

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the chemicals industry group, which comprised approximately 51% of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Short Sale Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials is also subject to risks faced by companies in the basic materials economic sector, including: adverse effects from commodity price volatility, exchange rates, import controls and increased competition; production of industrial materials often exceeds demand as a result of overbuilding or economic downturns, leading to poor investment returns; risk for environmental damage and product liability claims; and

adverse effects from depletion of resources, technical progress, labor relations and government regulations. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors. As noted above, ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials seeks to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index, and thus these risk considerations for the Fund will generally be the opposite of those for a traditional mutual fund.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.33%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.08%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.13%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials with the cost of investing


 

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in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $331    $583    $1,305

 

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ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods

Ticker: SZK

CUSIP: 74347R644

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Short Sale Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods is also subject to risks faced by companies in the consumer goods economic sector, including: governmental regulation affecting the permissibility of using various food additives and production methods could affect profitability; tobacco companies may be adversely affected by new laws or by litigation; securities prices and profitability of food, soft drink and fashion related products might be strongly affected by fads, marketing campaigns and other factors affecting supply and demand; and because food and beverage companies may derive a substantial portion of their net income from foreign countries, they may be impacted by international events. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, seg-

ments and sectors. As noted above, ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods seeks to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Goods Index, and thus these risk considerations for the Fund will generally be the opposite of those for a traditional mutual fund.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.63%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.38%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.43%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected


 

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fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $395    $714    $1,620

 

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ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services

Ticker: SCC

CUSIP: 74347R636

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the general retailers and media industry groups, which comprised approximately 41% and 29%, respectively, of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Short Sale Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services is also subject to risks faced by companies in the consumer services industry, including: securities prices and profitability may be tied closely to the performance of the domestic and international economy, interest rates, competition and consumer confidence; heavy dependence on disposable household

income and consumer spending; severe competition; and changes in demographics and consumer tastes can affect the success of consumer products. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors. As noted above, ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services seeks to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services Index, and thus these risk considerations for the Fund will generally be the opposite of those for a traditional mutual fund.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.40%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.15%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.20%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.


 

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Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $346    $614    $1,380

 

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ProShares UltraShort Financials

Ticker: SKF

CUSIP: 74347R628

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Financials seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Financials is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Financials’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the banks and general financial industry groups, which comprised approximately 34% and 28%, respectively, of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Financials is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Short Sale Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares UltraShort Financials is also subject to risks faced by companies in the financial services economic sector, including: extensive governmental regulation that affects the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge and the amount of capital they must maintain; adverse effects from increases in interest rates; effects on profitability by loan losses, which usually increase in

economic downturns; banks and insurance companies may be subject to severe price competition; and newly enacted laws are expected to result in increased inter- industry consolidation and competition in the financial sector. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors. As noted above, ProShares UltraShort Financials seeks to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Financial Index, and thus these risk considerations for the Fund will generally be the opposite of those for a traditional mutual fund.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Financials after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Financials . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.21%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.96%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.01%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.


 

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Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Financials with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Financials for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $305    $530    $1,177

 

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ProShares UltraShort Health Care

Ticker: RXD

CUSIP: 74347R610

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Health Care seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Health Care is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Health Care’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the pharmaceuticals & biotechnology and healthcare equipment & services industry groups, which comprised approximately 64% and 36%, respectively, of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Health Care is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk and Technology Investment Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares UltraShort Health Care is also subject to risks faced by companies in the healthcare economic sector, including: heavy dependence on patent protection, with profitability affected by the expiration of patents; expenses and losses from extensive litigation based on product liability and similar claims; competitive forces that may make it difficult to raise prices and, in fact, may result

in price discounting; long and costly process for obtaining new product approval by the Food and Drug Administration; healthcare providers may have difficulty obtaining staff to deliver service; susceptibility to product obsolescence; and thin capitalization and limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors. As noted above, ProShares UltraShort Health Care seeks to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Health Care Index, and thus these risk considerations for the Fund will generally be the opposite of those for a traditional mutual fund.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Health Care after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Health Care . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.88%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.63%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.68%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.


 

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Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Health Care with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Health Care for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $448    $822    $1,876

 

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ProShares UltraShort Industrials

Ticker: SIJ

CUSIP: 74347R594

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Industrials seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Industrials Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Industrials is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Dow Jones U.S. Industrials Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Industrials’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Dow Jones U.S. Industrials Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the general industrials industry group, which comprised approximately 26% of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Industrials is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Short Sale Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares UltraShort Industrials is also subject to risks faced by companies in the industrial economic sector, including: effects on stock prices by supply and demand both for their specific product or service and for industrial sector products in general; decline in demand for products due to rapid technological developments and frequent new product introduction; effects on securities prices and

profitability from government regulation, world events and economic conditions; and risks for environmental damage and product liability claims. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors. As noted above, ProShares UltraShort Industrials seeks to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Industrials Index, and thus these risk considerations for the Fund will generally be the opposite of those for a traditional mutual fund.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Industrials after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Industrials . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.61%    
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.36%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.41%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.


 

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Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Industrials with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Industrials for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $390    $705    $1,599

 

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ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas

Ticker: DUG

CUSIP: 74347R586

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the integrated oil and gas and the oil equipment and services industry groups which comprised approximately 73% and 27%, respectively, of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risk Considerations

ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Short Sale Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas is also subject to risks faced by companies in the energy sector, including: effects on profitability from changes in worldwide energy prices and exploration, and production spending; adverse effects from changes in exchange rates, government

regulation, world events and economic conditions; market, economic and political risks of the countries where energy companies are located or do business; and risk for environmental damage claims. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors. As noted above, ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas seeks to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index, and thus these risk considerations for the Fund will generally be the opposite of those for a traditional mutual fund.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.24%    
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.99%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.04%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.


 

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Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $311    $543    $1,209

 

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ProShares UltraShort Real Estate

Ticker: SRS

CUSIP: 74347R552

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Real Estate seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Real Estate is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Real Estate’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. Because all of the securities included in the Index are issued by companies in the real estate industry group, the Fund will be concentrated approximately 100% in the real estate industry.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Real Estate is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Short Sale Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares UltraShort Real Estate is also subject to risks faced by companies in the real estate industry, including: adverse changes in national, state or local real estate conditions (such as oversupply of or reduced demand for space and changes in market rental rates); obsolescence of properties; changes in the availability, cost and terms of mortgage funds; the impact of environmental laws; a REIT that fails to comply with the federal tax requirements

affecting REITs would be subject to federal income taxation; and the federal tax requirement that a REIT distribute substantially all of its net income to its shareholders could result in a REIT having insufficient capital for future expenditures. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors. As noted above, ProShares UltraShort Real Estate seeks to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index, and thus these risk considerations for the Fund will generally be the opposite of those for a traditional mutual fund.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Real Estate after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Real Estate . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.23%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.98%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.03%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.


 

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Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Real Estate with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Real Estate for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $309    $539    $1,199

 

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ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors

Ticker: SSG

CUSIP: 74347R545

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductor Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductor Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductor Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. Because all of the securities included in the Index are issued by companies in the semiconductor industry group, the Fund will be concentrated approximately 100% in the semiconductor industry.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Short Sale Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors is also subject to risks faced by companies in the semiconductor industry, including: intense competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from subsidized foreign competitors with lower production costs; securities prices may fluctuate widely due to risks of rapid obsolescence of products; economic performance of the customers of semiconductor companies; research costs and the risks that their products may not prove commer-

cially successful; capital equipment expenditures could be substantial and suffer from rapid obsolescence; and thin capitalization and limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors. As noted above, ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors seeks to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Semiconductor Index, and thus these risk considerations for the Fund will generally be the opposite of those for a traditional mutual fund.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.71%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.46%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.51%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.


 

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Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $412    $749    $1,703

 

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ProShares UltraShort Technology

Ticker: REW

CUSIP: 74347R578

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Technology seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Technology is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Technology’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the technology hardware & equipment and software & computer services industry groups, which comprised 57% and 43%, respectively, of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Technology is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk and Technology Investment Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal

Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Technology after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Technology . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.47%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.22%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.27%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Technology with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

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periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $360    $644    $1,453

 

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ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications

Ticker: TLL

CUSIP: 74347R255

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the fixed-line communications industry group, which comprised 88% of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Short Sale Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications is also subject to risks faced by companies in the telecommunications economic sector, including: a telecommunications market characterized by increasing competition and regulation by the Federal Communications Commission and various state regulatory authorities; the need to commit substantial capital to meet increasing competition, particularly in

formulating new products and services using new technology; and technological innovations may make various products and services obsolete. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors. As noted above, ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications seeks to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Telecommunications Index, and thus these risk considerations for the Fund will generally be the opposite of those for a traditional mutual fund.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications. Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    2.46%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    3.21%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -2.26%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should


 

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note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The examples do not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $777    $1482    $3,356

 

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ProShares UltraShort Utilities

Ticker: SDP

CUSIP: 74347R560

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Utilities seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Utilities is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Utilities’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the electricity and gas, water and multi-utilities industry groups, which comprised approximately 72% and 28%, respectively of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Utilities is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Concentration Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk and Short Sale Risk.

In addition to the risks noted above, ProShares UltraShort Utilities is also subject to risks faced by companies in the utilities economic sector, including: review and limitation of rates by governmental regulatory commissions; the value of regulated utility debt instruments (and, to a lesser extent, equity securities) tends to have an inverse relationship to the movement of interest

rates; as deregulation allows utilities to diversify outside of their original geographic regions and their traditional lines of business, utilities may engage in riskier ventures where they have little or no experience; and greater competition as a result of deregulation, which may adversely affect profitability due to lower operating margins, higher costs and diversification into unprofitable business lines. Further, stocks in the Index may underperform fixed income investments and stock market indexes that track other markets, segments and sectors. As noted above, ProShares UltraShort Utilities seeks to provide daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index, and thus these risk considerations for the Fund will generally be the opposite of those for a traditional mutual fund.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Utilities after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Utilities . Annual fund operating expenses are based on annualized expenses for the Fund’s most recent fiscal year.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.68%    
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.43%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.48%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses.

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.


 

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Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Utilities with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Utilities for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $405    $736    $1,672

 

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ProShares Short MSCI EAFE

Ticker: EFZ

CUSIP: 74347R370

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Short MSCI EAFE seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the MSCI EAFE Index .

If ProShares Short MSCI EAFE is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the MSCI EAFE Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset net asset value should lose approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Because the value of the Index is not computed as of the close of the U.S. securities markets due to differences in trading hours between U.S. and foreign markets, correlation to the Index will be measured by comparing the daily change in the Fund’s net asset value per share to the performance of one or more U.S. exchange traded securities or instruments that reflect the values of the securities underlying the Index as of the close of the U.S. securities markets.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Short MSCI EAFE’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as the inverse of the MSCI EAFE Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risk Considerations

ProShares Short MSCI EAFE is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Exposure to Foreign Investments Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk and Valuation Time Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks,

including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Short MSCI EAFE after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the estimated fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Short MSCI EAFE .

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    1.15%    
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.90%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.95%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” are based on estimates for the current fiscal year. Other Expenses include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% from the date the Fund commences operations through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Short MSCI EAFE with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Short MSCI EAFE for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those


 

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periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $505    $938    $2,145

 

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ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets

Ticker: EUM

CUSIP: 74347R396

 

Investment Objective

ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

If ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset net asset value should lose approximately the same amount, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Because the value of the Index is not computed as of the close of the U.S. securities markets due to differences in trading hours between U.S. and foreign markets, correlation to the Index will be measured by comparing the daily change in the Fund’s net asset value per share to the performance of one or more U.S. exchange traded securities or instruments that reflect the values of the securities underlying the Index as of the close of the U.S. securities markets.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as the inverse of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risk

ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Exposure to Foreign Investments Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Repurchase Agreement Risk, Short Sale Risk, Small- and Mid-Cap Company Risk and Valuation Time Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks,

including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the estimated fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets .

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.73%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.48%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.53%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” are based on estimates for the current fiscal year. Other Expenses include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% from the date the Fund commences operations through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The


 

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example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $416    $758    $1,723

 

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ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE

Ticker: EFU

CUSIP: 74347R339

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the MSCI EAFE Index.

If ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the MSCI EAFE Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Because the value of the Index is not computed as of the close of the U.S. securities markets due to differences in trading hours between U.S. and foreign markets, correlation to the Index will be measured by comparing the daily change in the Fund’s net asset value per share to the performance of one or more U.S. exchange traded securities or instruments that reflect the values of the securities underlying the Index as of the close of the U.S. securities markets.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the MSCI EAFE Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risk

ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Exposure to Foreign Investments Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk and Valuation Time Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on

the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the estimated fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE .

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.45%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.20%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.25%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” are based on estimates for the current fiscal year. Other Expenses include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% from the date the Fund commences operations through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of


 

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those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $356    $636    $1,432

 

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ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets

Ticker: EEV

CUSIP: 74347R354

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

If ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Because the value of the Index is not computed as of the close of the U.S. securities markets due to differences in trading hours between U.S. and foreign markets, correlation to the Index will be measured by comparing the daily change in the Fund’s net asset value per share to the performance of one or more U.S. exchange traded securities or instruments that reflect the values of the securities underlying the Index as of the close of the U.S. securities markets.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets’ principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated.

Principal Risk Considerations

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Exposure to Foreign Investments Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Repurchase Agreement Risk, Short Sale Risk, Small- and Mid-Cap Company Risk and Valuation Time Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the estimated fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets .

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.26%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.01%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.06%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” are based on estimates for the current fiscal year. Other Expenses include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% from the date the Fund commences operations through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets


 

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for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $316    $552    $1,231

 

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ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan

Ticker: EWV

CUSIP: 74347R347

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the MSCI Japan Index.

If ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the MSCI Japan Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Because the value of the Index is not computed as of the close of the U.S. securities markets due to differences in trading hours between U.S. and foreign markets, correlation to the Index will be measured by comparing the daily change in the Fund’s net asset value per share to the performance of one or more U.S. exchange traded securities or instruments that reflect the values of the securities underlying the Index as of the close of the U.S. securities markets.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the MSCI Japan Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

Principal Risk Considerations

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Exposure to Foreign Investments Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk and Valuation Time Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The sec-

tion titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the estimated fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan .

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%    
Other Expenses B    1.40%    
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    2.15%    
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -1.20%    
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%    
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” are based on estimates for the current fiscal year. Other Expenses include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% from the date the Fund commences operations through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of


 

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those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $557    $1044    $2,388

 

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ProShares UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25

Ticker: FXP

CUSIP: 74347R321

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25 seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index.

If ProShares UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25 is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any decrease in the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Because the value of the Index is not computed as of the close of the U.S. securities markets due to differences in trading hours between U.S. and foreign markets, correlation to the Index will be measured by comparing the daily change in the Fund’s net asset value per share to the performance of one or more U.S. exchange traded securities or instruments that reflect the values of the securities underlying the Index as of the close of the U.S. securities markets.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

 

   

The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. As of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the Index was concentrated in the financials industry group, which comprised approximately 43% of the market capitalization of the Index.

Principal Risk

ProShares UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25 is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Early Close/Trading Halt Risk, Equity Risk, Exposure to Foreign Investments Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk and Valuation Time Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on

the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25 after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the estimated fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25 .

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    0.30%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    1.05%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -0.10%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” are based on estimates for the current fiscal year. Other Expenses include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% from the date the Fund commences operations through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25 with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The example does not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25 for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The


 

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example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years
   $97    $324    $570    $1,274

 

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ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

Ticker: PST

CUSIP: 74347R313

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses and interest income earned on cash and financial instruments, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Lehman 7-10 Year U.S. Treasury Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses and interest income earned on cash and financial instruments, as any decrease in the Lehman 7-10 Year U.S. Treasury Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses and interest income earned on cash and financial instruments, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Lehman 7-10 Year U.S. Treasury Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique Risk, Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Debt Instrument Risk, Interest Rate Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk and Valuation Time Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

 

Fees and Expenses

The following table describes the estimated fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    2.80%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    3.55%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -2.60%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” are based on estimates for the current fiscal year. Other Expenses include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% from the date the Fund commences operations through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The examples do not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years          
   $97    $846      

 

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ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury

Ticker: TBT

CUSIP: 74347R297

 

Investment Objective

ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses and interest income earned on cash and financial instruments, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Lehman 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Index.

If ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury is successful in meeting its objective, its net asset value should gain approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses and interest income earned on cash and financial instruments, as any decrease in the Lehman 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Index when the Index declines on a given day. Conversely, its net asset value should lose approximately twice as much, on a percentage basis, before fees and expenses and interest income earned on cash and financial instruments, as any increase in the Index when the Index rises on a given day.

Principal Investment Strategies

ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury’s principal investment strategies include:

 

   

Taking positions in financial instruments (including derivatives) that ProShare Advisors believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as twice (200%) the inverse of the Lehman 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Index. Information about the Index can be found in the section entitled “Underlying Indexes.”

 

   

Committing at least 80% of its net assets, including any borrowings for investment purposes, to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics that are inverse to those of the Index.

 

   

Employing leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.

 

   

Investing assets not invested in financial instruments in debt instruments and/or money market instruments.

Principal Risks

ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury is subject to the following principal risks:

 

   

Aggressive Investment Technique, Risk Correlation Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, Debt Instrument Risk, Interest Rate Risk, Inverse Correlation Risk, Investment Company and Exchange Traded Fund Risk, Liquidity Risk, Market Price Variance Risk, Market Risk, Non-Diversification Risk, Portfolio Turnover Risk, Short Sale Risk and Valuation Time Risk.

The Fund may be subject to risks in addition to those identified as principal risks. For more information on the Fund’s principal investment strategies and risks, including a description of the principal risks noted above, please refer to the sections entitled “Principal Investment Strategies” and “Principal Risks”. The section titled “Special Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds” in this Prospectus and the SAI contain additional information about the Fund and related risks.

Fund Performance

Performance history will be available for ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury after it has been in operation for a full calendar year.

 

Fees And Expenses

The following table describes the estimated fees and expenses you may pay when you buy, hold, or sell Creation Units of ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury.

 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(as a percentage of average daily net assets)
Investment Advisory Fee    0.75%    
Distribution and Service (12b-1) fees A    0.00%
Other Expenses B    1.62%
    
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses    2.37%
Fee Waivers/Reimbursements C    -1.42%
    
Total Net Annual Fund Operating Expenses    0.95%
    

 

A

The Fund has adopted a Distribution (12b-1) Plan pursuant to which the Fund may be subject to an annual 12b-1 fee of up to 0.25%. However, no such fee is currently charged to the Fund and no such fees will be charged prior to September 30, 2009.

 

B

“Other Expenses” are based on estimates for the current fiscal year. Other Expenses include fees paid for management (non-advisory) services (as described under “Management of ProShares Trust” later in this Prospectus), legal and audit fees, printing costs, registration fees, custodial, fund accounting, administration and index receipt agent fees and costs associated with independent trustees and certain miscellaneous expenses

 

C

ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive Investment Advisory and Management Services Fees and to reimburse Other Expenses to the extent Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% from the date the Fund commences operations through September 30, 2009. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of the waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause the Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time.

Example: The following examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in shares of ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury with the cost of investing in other funds. Investors should note that the following examples are for illustration purposes only and are not meant to suggest actual or expected fees and expenses or returns, all of which may vary. The Fund issues and redeems shares in Creation Units for cash. Shares are not redeemable in less than Creation Unit aggregations. The examples do not include the brokerage commissions that secondary market investors may incur to buy and sell shares.

The following example assumes that you invest $10,000 in ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury for the time periods indicated and sell all of your shares at the end of those periods, but does not include transaction fees on purchases and redemptions of shares. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% annual return each year and that the Fund’s annual operating expenses remain exactly as described in the fee table. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on the assumptions, your approximate costs would be:

 

     1 Year    3 Years          
   $97    $603      

 

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Creation and Redemption of Creation Units

 

Each Fund issues and redeems Shares only in bundles of a specified number of Shares. These bundles are known as “Creation Units.” To purchase or redeem a Creation Unit, you must be an Authorized Participant or you must do so through a broker that is an Authorized Participant. An Authorized Participant is a participant in the DTC that has executed a Participant Agreement with the Funds’ distributor (the “Distributor”). Because Creation Units likely will cost millions of dollars, it is expected that only institutional investors will purchase and redeem Shares directly with an issuing Fund.

Retail investors may acquire Shares on the secondary market (i.e., not from the issuing Fund) through a broker. Shares of each Fund are listed on the Exchange and are publicly traded. For information about acquiring Shares through a secondary market purchase, please contact your broker. If you want to sell Shares of a Fund on the secondary market, you must do so through your broker.

When you buy or sell Shares on the secondary market, your broker may charge you a commission or other transaction charges and you may pay some or all of the spread between the bid and the offered price for each purchase or sale transaction. Unless imposed by your broker, there is no minimum dollar amount you must invest and no minimum number of Shares you must buy in the secondary market. In addition, because secondary market transactions occur at market prices, you may pay more than NAV when you buy Shares, and receive less than NAV when you sell those Shares.

The Funds impose no restrictions on the frequency of purchases and redemptions directly with the Funds. In establishing this policy, the Board noted that the Funds are expected to be attractive to arbitrageurs (where trading activity is critical to ensuring that Shares trade at or close to net asset value per Share) as well as active institutional and retail investors interested in buying and selling equity market basket index securities on a short-term basis. In addition, the Board considered that, unlike traditional mutual funds, each Fund issues and redeems its Shares at net asset value per Share in Creation Units plus applicable transaction fees and each Fund’s Shares may be purchased and sold on the Exchange at prevailing market prices. Given this structure, the Board determined that the risks of frequent trading were less than in the case of a traditional mutual fund. Nevertheless, to the extent that purchases and redemptions directly with the Funds are effected in cash rather than through a contribution or redemption of portfolio securities, frequent purchases and redemptions could increase the rate of portfolio turnover. A high ratio of portfolio turnover may negatively impact a Fund’s performance by increasing transaction costs. In addition, large movements of cash into or out of the Funds may negatively impact a Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective or maintain a consistent level of operating expenses.

Purchasing Shares Directly From a Fund

You can purchase Shares directly from a Fund only if you meet the following criteria and comply with purchase transaction procedures specified by the Trust.

Eligible Investors To purchase Shares directly from a Fund, you must be an Authorized Participant or you

must purchase through a broker that is an Authorized Participant. Investors should contact the Distributor for the names of Authorized Participants.

Creation Units You must purchase Shares in large blocks, known as “Creation Units.” For each Fund, a Creation Unit is comprised of 75,000 shares.

For any particular Fund, the number of Shares in a Creation Unit will not change, except in the event of a share split, reverse split or similar revaluation. The Funds will not issue fractional Creation Units. The Funds reserve the right to reject purchase orders in certain circumstances, as described in the SAI.

Procedures Applicable to Purchase of Ultra ProShares

In-kind Deposits To purchase Shares directly from an Ultra ProShares, you must deposit with the Fund a basket of securities and cash. Each business day, prior to the opening of trading on the Exchange, an agent of the Fund (“Index Receipt Agent”) will make available through the National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”) a list of the names and number of shares of each security to be included in that day’s creation basket (“Deposit Securities”). The identity and number of shares of the Deposit Securities required for a Creation Unit changes as rebalancing adjustments and corporate action events are reflected from time to time by ProShare Advisors with a view to the investment objectives of the Ultra ProShares. The composition of the Deposit Securities may also change in response to adjustments to the weighting or composition of the securities constituting the relevant securities index. Each Fund reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of an amount of cash—i.e., a “cash in lieu” amount—to be added to the Balancing Amount (defined below) to replace any Deposit Security that may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery or that may not be eligible for transfer through the Clearing Process (discussed below), or that may not be eligible for trading by an Authorized Participant or the investor for which it is acting.

Balancing Amount In addition to the in-kind deposit of securities, Authorized Participants will either pay to, or receive from, an Ultra ProShares an amount of cash referred to as the “Balancing Amount.” The Balancing Amount is the amount equal to the differential, if any, between the market value of the Deposit Securities and the NAV of a Creation Unit. The Fund will publish, on a daily basis, information about the previous day’s Balancing Amount. The Balancing Amount may, at times, represent a significant portion of the aggregate purchase price (or in the case of redemptions, the redemption proceeds). This is because the mark-to-market value of the Financial Instruments held by the Funds may be included in the Balancing Amount (not in the Deposit Basket or Redemption Basket). The Balancing Amount may fluctuate significantly due to the leveraged nature of the Ultra ProShares. You also must pay a Transaction Fee, described below, in cash. For custom orders, “cash in lieu” may be added to the Balancing Amount to replace any Deposit Security that may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery or that may not be eligible for transfer through the Clearing Process (discussed below), or that may not be eligible for trading by an Authorized Participant or the


 

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investor for which it is acting. The Balancing Amount must be paid to the Trust on the third Business Day following the Transmittal Date.

Placement of Purchase Orders All purchase orders for Shares must be placed by or through an Authorized Participant. Purchase orders will be processed either through a manual clearing process run at the DTC (“Manual Clearing Process”) or through an enhanced clearing process (“Enhanced Clearing Process”) that is available only to those DTC participants that also are participants in the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC. Authorized Participants that do not use the Enhanced Clearing Process may be charged a higher Transaction Fee (discussed below). A purchase order must be received by the Distributor by 4:00 p.m. Eastern time if transmitted by mail or by 3:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. (Eastern time) for the Short Fixed-Income ProShares) if transmitted by telephone, facsimile or other electronic means permitted under the Participant Agreement, in order to receive that day’s closing NAV per Share. A custom order may be placed for one or more whole Creation Units of Shares of a Fund and must be received by the Distributor in proper form no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. (Eastern time) for the Short Fixed-Income ProShares) in order to receive that day’s NAV per Share. All other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement must be followed in order for you to receive the NAV determined on that day.

Shares may be issued in advance of receipt of Deposit Securities subject to various conditions including a requirement to maintain on deposit with the Trust cash in an amount up to 115% of the market value of the missing Deposit Securities. Any such transaction effected with the Trust must be effected using the Manual Clearing Process consistent with the terms of the Participant Agreement. See the “Summary of Transaction Fees and Charges” below for more information.

An Authorized Participant may request to effect purchases in cash, which the Fund may, in its sole discretion, permit. An Authorized Participant that purchases using cash in lieu of one or more securities in the creation basket are subject to an additional charge. Purchases of Creation Units for cash (when available) and/or outside of the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC may also require the payment of an additional charge. See the “Summary of Transaction Fees and Charges” below for more information.

Procedures Applicable to Purchase of Short ProShares

The Short ProShares only accept cash to purchase Creation Units. The purchaser must transfer cash in an amount equal to the value of Creation Unit(s) purchased and the applicable Transaction Fee. All purchase orders will be processed through the Manual Clearing Process described above. The Trust will deliver shares of the Short ProShares upon payment of cash to the Trust on the third Business Day following the Transmittal Date consistent with the terms of the Participant Agreement.

Redeeming Shares Directly From a Fund

The redemption process is essentially the reverse of the purchase process described above. To redeem Shares, you must be an Authorized Participant or you must

redeem through a broker that is an Authorized Participant, and you must tender Shares in Creation Units.

Redemption Procedures Applicable to Ultra ProShares

Redemption Proceeds Redemption proceeds will be paid in-kind with a basket of securities. In most cases, the basket of securities you receive will be the same as that required of investors purchasing Creation Units on the same day. There will be times, however, when the creation and redemption baskets differ. The composition of the redemption basket will be available through the NSCC. Each Fund reserves the right to honor a redemption request with a non-conforming redemption basket.

Balancing Amount If the NAV of a Creation Unit is higher than the value of the redemption securities, you will receive from the issuing Fund a Balancing Amount in cash. If the NAV of a Creation Unit is lower than the value of the redemption securities, you will be required to pay to the issuing Fund a Balancing Amount in cash. If you are receiving a Balancing Amount, the amount due will be reduced by the amount of the applicable Transaction Fee.

Placement of Redemption Orders As with purchases, redemptions may be processed either through the Manual Clearing Process or the Enhanced Clearing Process. A redemption order must be received by the Distributor prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time if transmitted by mail or by 3:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. (Eastern time) for the Short Fixed-Income ProShares) if transmitted by telephone, facsimile or other electronic means permitted under the Participant Agreement in order to receive that day’s closing NAV per Share. All other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement must be followed in order for you to receive the NAV determined on that day.

An Authorized Participant may request a redemption in cash which the Fund may, in its sole discretion, permit. An Authorized Participant that elects to receive cash in lieu of one or more securities in the redemption basket is subject to an additional charge. Redemptions of Creation Units for cash (when available) and/or outside of the Continuous Net Settlement System of the NSCC may also require the payment of an additional charge. See the “Summary of Transaction Fees and Charges” below for more information.

Redemption Procedures Applicable to Short ProShares

Redemption Proceeds Redemption proceeds will be paid in cash and generally settle on a T + 3 basis.

Placement of Redemption Orders All redemption orders will be processed through the Manual Clearing Process. A redemption order must be received by the Distributor prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time if transmitted by mail or by 3:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. (Eastern time) for the Short Fixed-Income ProShares) if transmitted by telephone, facsimile or other electronic means permitted under the Participation Agreement in order to receive that day’s closing NAV per Share. All other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement must be followed in order for you to receive the NAV determined on that day.


 

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Transaction Fees on Creation and Redemption Transactions

Each Fund will impose Transaction Fees to offset transfer and other transaction costs associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. There is a fixed and a variable component to the total Transaction Fee on transactions in Creation Units. A Fixed Transaction Fee is applicable to each creation and redemption transaction, regardless of the number of Creation Units transacted. A Variable Transaction Fee of up to 0.10% of the value of each Creation Unit also may be applicable to each creation and redemption transaction. In-Kind purchase or redemption of Creation Units of Ultra ProShares effected through the Manual Clearing Process may be required to pay an additional charge to compensate for brokerage and other expenses. In addition, purchasers of Creation Units are responsible for payment of the costs of transferring the Deposit Securities to the Trust. Redeemers of Creation Units are responsible for the costs of transferring securities from the Trust to their accounts or on their order. Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary may pay additional fees for such services. Additionally, investors purchasing shares in the secondary market will not pay the fees shown below directly, but may be subject to costs (including customary brokerage commissions) charged by their broker. The following table summarizes the components of the Transaction Fees.


 

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ProShares

 

     Fixed Transaction Fee   Variable
Transaction Fee**
     In-Kind      Cash  
     NSCC*         
Ultra QQQ      $ 500      $ 500   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Dow30      $ 500      $ 500   Up to 10 bps
Ultra S&P500      $ 2,500      $ 2,500   Up to 10 bps
Ultra MidCap400      $ 2,000      $ 2,000   Up to 10 bps
Ultra SmallCap600      $ 3,000      $ 3,000   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Russell2000      $ 3,500      $ 3,500   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Russell1000 Value      $ 3,055      $ 3,055   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Russell1000 Growth      $ 3,415      $ 3,415   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Russell MidCap Value      $ 2,405      $ 2,405   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Russell MidCap Growth      $ 2,695      $ 2,695   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Russell2000 Value      $ 3,500      $ 3,500   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Russell2000 Growth      $ 3,500      $ 3,500   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Basic Materials      $ 500      $ 500   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Consumer Goods      $ 755      $ 755   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Consumer Services      $ 1,265      $ 1,265   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Financials      $ 1,555      $ 1,555   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Health Care      $ 800      $ 800   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Industrials      $ 1,355      $ 1,355   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Oil & Gas      $ 500      $ 500   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Real Estate      $ 500      $ 500   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Semiconductors      $ 500      $ 500   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Technology      $ 1,105      $ 1,105   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Telecommunications      $ 500      $ 500   Up to 10 bps
Ultra Utilities      $ 500      $ 500   Up to 10 bps
Short QQQ        N/A      $ 500   Up to 10 bps
Short Dow30        N/A      $ 500   Up to 10 bps
Short S&P500        N/A      $ 500   Up to 10 bps
Short MidCap400        N/A      $ 500   Up to 10 bps
Short SmallCap600        N/A      $ 500   Up to 10 bps
Short Russell2000        N/A      $ 500   Up to 10 bps
UltraShort QQQ        N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

 

* In-Kind Creation Units purchased or redeemed outside of the NSCC through the Manual Clearing Process may be required to pay up to 3 times the NSCC Fixed Transaction Fee.
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ProShares

     Fixed Transaction Fee   Variable
Transaction Fee**
     In-Kind      Cash  
     NSCC*         
UltraShort Dow30      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort S&P500      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort MidCap400      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort SmallCap600      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Russell2000      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Russell1000 Value      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Russell1000 Growth      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Russell Midcap Value      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Russell Midcap Growth      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Russell2000 Value      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Russell2000 Growth      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

Short Financials      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

Short Oil & Gas      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Basic Materials      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Consumer Goods      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Consumer Services      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Financials      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Health Care      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Industrials      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Oil & Gas      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Real Estate      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Semiconductors      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Technology      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Telecommunications      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Utilities      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

Short MSCI EAFE      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

Short MSCI Emerging Markets      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort MSCI EAFE      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort MSCI Japan      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury      N/A      $ 500  

Up to 10 bps

UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury      N/A      $ 500   Up to 10 bps

 

* In-Kind Creation Units purchased or redeemed outside of the NSCC through the Manual Clearing Process may be required to pay up to 3 times the NSCC Fixed Transaction Fee.
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Distributions

As a shareholder, you are entitled to your share of a Fund’s income from interest and dividends, and gains from the sale of investments. You may receive such earnings as either an income dividend or a capital gains distribution. Income dividends primarily come from the dividends that the Fund earns from its holdings and the interest it receives from its money market and bond investments. Capital gains may be realized when the fund sells securities Capital gains may be either short-term or long-term, depending on whether the Fund held the securities for one year or less, or more than one year.

Each Fund intends to declare and distribute to its shareholders at least annually virtually all of its net income (interest and dividends, less expenses), if any, as well as net capital gains, if any, realized from the sale of its holdings. Subject to board approval, some or all of any net capital gains distribution may be declared payable in either additional Shares of the respective Fund or in cash. If such a distribution is declared payable in that fashion, holders of Shares will receive additional Shares of the respective Fund unless they elect to receive cash. Dividends may be declared and paid more frequently to comply with the distribution requirements of the Internal Revenue Code or for other reasons.

Dividend Reinvestment Services

As noted above under “Distributions”, a Fund may declare a net capital gain distribution to be payable in additional Shares or cash. Even if the Fund does not declare a dividend to be payable in Shares, brokers may make available to their customers who own Shares the DTC book-entry dividend reinvestment service. If this service is available and used, dividend distributions of both income and capital gains will automatically be reinvested in additional whole Shares of the same Fund. Without this service, investors would have to take their distributions in cash. To determine whether the dividend reinvestment service is available and whether there is a commission or other charge for using this service, please consult your broker.

Determination of NAV

The NAV per Share of each Fund is computed by dividing the value of the net assets of such Fund (i.e., the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by its total number of Shares outstanding. Expenses and fees are accrued daily and taken into account for purposes of determining NAV. The NAV of each Fund is calculated by the J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co. and determined each business day at the close of regular trading of the NYSE (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. New York time).

Securities and other assets are generally valued at their market value using information provided by a pricing service or market quotations. Certain short-term securities are valued on the basis of amortized cost. When a market price is not readily available, securities and other assets are valued at fair value in good faith under procedures established by, and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Funds’ Board of Trustees. The use of a fair valuation method may be appropriate if, for example: (i) market quotations do not accurately reflect fair value of an investment; (ii) an

investment’s value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded (for example, a foreign exchange or market); (iii) a trading halt closes an exchange or market early; or (iv) other events result in an exchange or market delaying its normal close. This procedure incurs the unavoidable risk that the valuation may be higher or lower than the securities might actually command if the Funds sold them. See the SAI for more details.

The NYSE is open every week, Monday through Friday, except when the following holidays are celebrated: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (the third Monday in January), Presidents’ Day (the third Monday in February), Good Friday, Memorial Day (the last Monday in May), July 4th, Labor Day (the first Monday in September), Thanksgiving Day (the fourth Thursday in November) and Christmas Day. The NYSE may close early on the business day before each of these holidays and on the day after Thanksgiving Day. Exchange holiday schedules are subject to change without notice. If the exchange or market on which a Fund’s investments are primarily traded closes early, the net asset value may be calculated prior to its normal calculation time. Creation/redemption transaction order time cutoffs would also be accelerated.

Taxes

The following is certain general information about taxation of the Funds:

 

   

Each Fund intends to qualify for treatment as a “regulated investment company” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In order to so qualify, each fund must meet certain tests with respect to the sources and types of its income, the nature and diversification of its assets, and the timing and amount of its distributions.

 

   

If a fund qualifies for treatment as a regulated investment company, a Fund is not subject to federal income tax on net investment income and capital gains that the Fund timely distributes to its shareholders.

 

   

Investments by a Fund in options, futures, forward contracts, swaps and other derivative financial instruments are subject to numerous special and complex tax rules. These rules could affect the amount, timing or character of the income distributed to shareholders by a Fund. In addition, because the application of these rules may be uncertain under current law, an adverse determination or future Internal Revenue Service guidance with respect to these rules may affect whether a Fund has made sufficient distributions, and otherwise satisfied the relevant requirements, to maintain its qualification as a regulated investment company and avoid a Fund-level tax.

Taxable investors should be aware of the following basic tax points:

 

   

Distributions are taxable to you for federal income tax purposes whether or not you reinvest these amounts in additional Shares.

 

   

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January—are taxable for federal income tax purposes as if received in December.

 

   

Any dividends and short-term capital gain distributions that you receive are generally taxable to you as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. Dividends you receive that are properly designated as being derived from “qualified dividend income” received by a Fund may, however, be eligible to be taxed at the same rates as long term capital gains, although such dividends will not be considered long-term capital gains for other Federal income tax purposes, including the calculation of net capital losses.

 

   

Distributions of net long-term capital gains that are properly designated as capital gain dividends are treated and taxable to you as long-term capital gains for federal income tax purposes, no matter how long you have owned your Shares.

 

   

Capital gains distributions may vary considerably from year to year as a result of the funds’ normal investment activities and cash flows.

 

   

A sale or exchange of Shares is a taxable event. This means that you may have a capital gain to report as income, or a capital loss to report as a deduction, when you complete your federal income tax return.

 

   

Dividend and capital gains distributions that you receive, as well as your gains or losses from any sale or exchange of Shares, may be subject to foreign, state and local income taxes.

 

   

If you are not a citizen or a permanent resident of the United States, or if you are a foreign entity, any dividends and short term capital gains that you receive will generally be subject to a 30% U.S. withholding tax, unless a lower treaty rate applies.

 

   

Dividends and interest received by a Fund may give rise to withholding and other taxes imposed by foreign countries, which would reduce returns from an investment in Fund Shares. Tax conventions between certain countries and the United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes.

 

   

By law, a Fund must withhold a percentage of your distributions and proceeds if you have not provided a correct taxpayer identification number or social security number and made certain certifications. The backup withholding rate is currently 28%. Under current law, the backup withholding rate will increase to 31% for the taxable year 2011 and thereafter.

In addition, taxable investors who purchase or redeem Creation Units should be aware of the following additional basic tax points:

 

   

A person who exchanges equity securities for Creation Units generally will recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time and the exchanger’s aggregate basis in the securities surrendered and the Balancing Amount paid. However, all or a portion of any loss a person realizes on an exchange of securities for Creation Units will be disallowed under the rules governing “wash sales” if such person purchases or receives in redemption other substantially identical securities within 30 days before

 

or after the exchange. In such case, the basis of the newly purchased or received securities will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss. In addition, the Internal Revenue Service may assert that a loss realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation Units cannot be deducted currently under the wash sales rules or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.

 

   

A person who exchanges Creation Units for equity securities generally will recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the exchanger’s basis in the Creation Units and the aggregate market value of the securities received and any cash received. However, all or a portion of any loss a person realizes upon any disposition of Creation Units will be disallowed under the rules governing “wash sales” if such person purchases other substantially identical Shares of a Fund within 30 days before or after the disposition. In such case, the basis of the newly purchased Shares will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss. In addition, the Internal Revenue Service may assert that a loss realized upon a redemption in which Creation Units are exchanged for equity securities cannot be deducted currently under the wash sales rules or on the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.

Note: This Prospectus provides general U.S. federal tax information only. If you are investing through a tax-deferred retirement account, such as an IRA, special tax rules apply. Please consult your tax advisor for detailed information about a fund’s tax consequences for you. See “Taxation” in the SAI for more information.


 

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Board of Trustees and Officers

The Board is responsible for the general supervision of all of the Funds. The officers of the Trust are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Funds.

Investment Advisor

ProShare Advisors LLC, located at 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, serves as the investment advisor to all of the Funds and provides investment advice and management services to the Funds. ProShare Advisors oversees the investment and reinvestment of the assets in each Fund. For its investment advisory services, ProShare Advisors is entitled to receive fees equal to 0.75% of the average daily net assets of each Fund. A discussion regarding the basis for the Board approving the investment advisory agreement of the Funds (other than ProShares Short Financials, ProShares Short Oil & Gas) is available in the Trust’s annual report to shareholders for the period ended May 31, 2008. A discussion regarding the basis for the Board approving the investment advisory agreement of ProShares Short Financials and, ProShares Short Oil & Gas will be included in such Funds’ semi-annual or annual report to shareholders when available.

ProShare Advisors is owned by Michael L. Sapir, Louis M. Mayberg and William E. Seale.

Michael L. Sapir , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ProShare Advisors LLC since inception and ProFund Advisors LLC since April 1997, formerly served as senior vice president of Padco Advisors, Inc., which advised Rydex ® Funds. In addition, Mr. Sapir practiced law, primarily representing financial institutions for over 13 years, most recently as a partner in a Washington, D.C. based law firm. He holds degrees from Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.) and University of Miami (M.B.A. and B.A.)

Louis M. Mayberg , President of ProShare Advisors LLC since inception and ProFund Advisors LLC since April 1997, co-founded National Capital Companies, L.L.C., an investment bank specializing in financial service companies mergers and acquisitions and equity underwritings in 1986, and managed its financial services hedge fund. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Finance from George Washington University.

William E. Seale, Ph.D. , Chief Economist of ProFund Advisors since 2005, Chief Investment Officer from 2003-2004 and from October 2006-June 2008 and Director of Portfolio from 1997-2003. Dr. Seale has more than 30 years of experience in the financial markets. His background includes a five-year presidential appointment as a commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and an appointment as Chairman of the Finance Department at The George Washington University. He earned his degrees at the University of Kentucky.

Portfolio Management

Each Fund is managed by an investment team overseen by George O. Foster and Howard S. Rubin.

George O. Foster CFA , ProShare Advisors—Acting Chief Investment Officer since June 2008 and Director of Portfolio since Sept. 2007. ProFund Advisors—Acting

Chief Investment Officer since June 2008; Director of Portfolio and Senior Portfolio Manager since 2004; Assistant Director of Portfolio and Senior Portfolio Manager from 2002 to 2004. Mr. Foster earned an M.B.A. from The George Washington University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Clarkson University. Mr. Foster holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the Washington Association of Money Managers.

Howard S. Rubin CFA , ProShare Advisors—Senior Portfolio Manager since December 2007. ProFund Advisors—Senior Portfolio Manager since November 2004 and Portfolio Manager from April 2000 through November 2004. Mr. Rubin earned a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and an M.S. in Finance from The George Washington University. Mr. Rubin holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

The following members of the investment team have joint responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Funds:

Michelle Liu , ProShare Advisors — Associate Portfolio Manager since November 2007. FINRA — Senior Market Operations Analyst from July 2006 through November 2007; Fixed Income Domain Lead/Specialist from March 2004 through July 2006. CGI-AMS – Senior Consultant/Consultant from September 2000 through March 2004. Ms. Liu earned a B.S. in Management Science and Statistics from the University of Maryland College Park and is currently working towards her M.B.A. from Duke University.

Michael Neches , ProShare Advisors—Associate Portfolio Manager since January 2007; Portfolio Analyst from December 2006 to January 2007. ProFund Advisors—Portfolio Analyst November 2004 to December 2006, Junior Analyst May 2001 to November 2004 and Portfolio Intern March 2000 to May 2001.

Robert Parker CFA , ProShare Advisors—Associate Portfolio Manager since March 2007. H. Beck, Inc.—Due Diligence Analyst from May 2005 through March 2007. Wachovia Securities—Investment Analyst from April 2004 through January 2005. Ameritas Investment Corp.—Compliance Analyst from May 2002 through October 2003. Mr. Parker holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Nishantha Ratnayake CFA, CPA, EA FRM , ProShare Advisors —Associate Portfolio Manager since January 2008. Analytic Investors—Associate, Client Service from May 2006 to December 2007. Western Asset Management—Alternative Investment Fund Administrator from May 2004 to May 2006. Ares Management, LLC from May 2002 to May 2004. Mr. Ratnayake holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), an Enrolled Agent (EA), and holds the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation.

Steve Schoffstall , ProShare Advisors—Associate Portfolio Manager since September 2007; Portfolio Analyst from May 2007 to September 2007; Junior Portfolio Analyst from December 2006 to May 2007; Portfolio Operations Specialist June 2006 to December 2006. ProFund Advisors—Portfolio Group Team Member and ETF Portfolio Operations Specialist from February 2005 to June 2006.


 

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The SAI provides additional information about the Portfolio Managers’ compensation, accounts managed by each Portfolio Manager and their ownership of the Funds.

Distribution (12b-1) Plan

Under a Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) adopted by the Board of Trustees, each Fund may pay the Funds’ distributor, financial intermediaries, such as broker-dealers and investment advisors, up to 0.25% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of a Fund as reimbursement or compensation for distribution related activities with respect to the Funds. For the prior fiscal year, no payments were made by any Fund under the Plan.

Portfolio Holdings Information

A description of the Trust’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Funds’ portfolio holdings is available in the Funds’ SAI. The top ten holdings of each Fund are posted on a daily basis to the Trust’s website at www.proshares.com.

Other Service Providers

SEI Investments Distribution Co., located at 1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA 19456, serves as the Funds’ distributor. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., located at 4 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11245, serves as the Funds’ administrator, custodian and index receipt agent.

ProShare Advisors also performs certain administrative services for the Funds under a Management Services Agreement. ProShare Advisors is entitled to receive annual fees equal to 0.10% of the average daily net assets of each Fund for such services.

 


 

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The following tables are intended to help you understand the financial history of each Fund since June 1, 2007 (or since inception, if shorter). No information is presented for the ProShares Short Financial and ProShares Short Oil & Gas, as these Funds commenced operations after the fiscal period ended May 31, 2008. Certain information reflects financial results of a single Share. The total return information represents the rate of return and the per Share operating performance that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in a Fund, assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The information for the year or period ended May 31, 2008 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report, along with the financial statements of the Funds for the period ended May 31, 2008, appears in the Annual Report of the Funds which is available upon request. Information for the period ended May 31, 2007 was audited by another independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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FOR THE PERIODS INDICATED

 

    SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIODS INDICATED                                    
    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE     RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
    INVESTMENT OPERATIONS     DISTRIBUTIONS         TOTAL
RETURN (c)
    RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS (f)     SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA
 
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Transaction
Fees (b)
  Total from
investment
operations
    Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
    Net
asset
value,
end of
period
  Net
asset
value (d)
    Market
value (e)
    Expenses
before
expense
reductions
    Expenses
net of
waivers,
if any
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
before
expense
reductions
    Net
investment
income
(loss) net
of waivers,
if any
    Net
assets
end of
period
(000’s)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
Ultra QQQ ®                                
Year ended May 31, 2008   $ 94.58   $ 0.13   $ 0.75     $ 0.05   $ 0.93     $ (0.07 )   $ (5.02 )   $ (5.09 )   $ 90.42   0.57 %   0.52 %   1.04 %   0.95 %   0.06 %   0.15 %   $ 908,687   39 %
June 19, 2006* through May 31, 2007     70.00     0.14     29.87           30.01       (0.12 )     (5.31 )     (5.43 )     94.58   43.94     44.14     1.07     0.95     0.05     0.18       248,261   20  
Ultra Dow30 SM                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     97.22     1.43     (18.05 )     0.03     (16.59 )     (1.32 )     (3.56 )     (4.88 )     75.75   (17.59 )   (17.61 )   1.02     0.95     1.69     1.76       301,090   64  
June 19, 2006* through May 31, 2007     70.00     1.44     32.95           34.39       (1.02 )     (6.15 )     (7.17 )     97.22   50.99     50.91     1.22     0.95     1.57     1.84       123,956   81  
Ultra S&P500 ®                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     98.42     1.06     (21.20 )     0.03     (20.11 )     (1.04 )     (3.28 )     (4.32 )     73.99   (20.88 )   (21.07 )   0.98     0.95     1.34     1.37       904,503   18  
June 19, 2006* through May 31, 2007     70.00     1.22     31.25           32.47       (0.68 )     (3.37 )     (4.05 )     98.42   47.17     47.28     1.11     0.95     1.32     1.48       243,579   12  
Ultra MidCap400                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     99.03     0.58     (14.44 )     0.01     (13.85 )     (0.54 )     (3.72 )     (4.26 )     80.92   (13.85 )   (13.82 )   1.25     0.95     0.41     0.71       133,524   56  
June 19, 2006* through May 31, 2007     70.00     0.91     32.78           33.69       (0.73 )     (3.93 )     (4.66 )     99.03   49.76     50.02     1.34     0.95     0.77     1.16       103,986   28  
Ultra SmallCap600                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     82.62     0.33     (21.49 )     0.01     (21.15 )     (0.63 )     (2.64 )     (3.27 )     58.20   (25.80 )   (26.27 )   2.10     0.95     (0.61 )   0.54       21,824   45  
January 23,
2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.22     12.40           12.62                         82.62   18.03     18.50     2.48     0.95     (0.70 )   0.83       12,393   12  

 

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FOR THE PERIODS INDICATED

 

    SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIODS INDICATED                                    
    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE     RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
    INVESTMENT OPERATIONS     DISTRIBUTIONS         TOTAL
RETURN (c)
    RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS (f)     SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA
 
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Transaction
Fees (b)
  Total from
investment
operations
    Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
    Net
asset
value,
end of
period
  Net
asset
value (d)
    Market
Value (e)
    Expenses
before
expense
reductions
    Expenses
net of
waivers,
if any
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
before
expense
reductions
    Net
investment
income
(loss) net
of waivers,
if any
    Net
assets
end of
period
(000’s)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
Ultra Russell2000                              
Year ended May 31, 2008   $ 79.77   $ 0.36   $ (22.76 )   $ 0.03   $ (22.37 )   $ (0.65 )   $ (0.87 )   $ (1.52 )   $ 55.88   (28.28 )%   (28.48 )%   1.49 %   0.95 %   0.11 %   0.65 %   $ 113,165   48 %
January 23,
2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.27     9.50           9.77                         79.77   13.96     14.29     2.50     0.95     (0.49 )   1.06       29,916   14  
Ultra Russell1000 Value                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     75.96     1.16     (23.81 )         (22.65 )     (1.39 )           (1.39 )     51.92   (30.10 )   (30.02 )   2.06     0.95     0.81     1.92       7,789   36  
February 20,
2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.40     5.56           5.96                         75.96   8.51     8.04     2.26     0.95     0.81     2.12       11,394   3  
Ultra Russell1000 Growth                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     75.80     0.45     (7.08 )     0.02     (6.61 )     (0.58 )     (2.04 )     (2.62 )     66.57   (8.94 )   (9.25 )   1.56     0.95     0.06     0.67       39,944   33  
February 20,
2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.20     5.60           5.80                         75.80   8.29     8.43     2.30     0.95     (0.28 )   1.06       11,370   2  
Ultra Russell MidCap Value                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     74.99     0.81     (22.39 )     0.01     (21.57 )     (1.21 )           (1.21 )     52.21   (28.91 )   (29.08 )   2.44     0.95     (0.10 )   1.39       3,916   59  
February 20, 2007*
through May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.39     4.60           4.99                         74.99   7.13     6.96     2.21     0.95     0.82     2.07       11,249   3  
Ultra Russell MidCap Growth                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     76.27     0.25     (8.57 )     0.03     (8.29 )     (0.34 )     (2.03 )     (2.37 )     65.61   (10.93 )   (10.89 )   1.95     0.95     (0.62 )   0.38       19,682   132  
February 20, 2007*
through May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.13     6.14           6.27                         76.27   8.97     8.91     2.23     0.95     (0.57 )   0.71       11,441   2  

 

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FOR THE PERIODS INDICATED

 

    SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIODS INDICATED                                    
    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE     RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
    INVESTMENT OPERATIONS     DISTRIBUTIONS         TOTAL
RETURN (c)
    RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS (f)     SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA
 
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
Income
(loss) (a)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Transaction
Fees (b)
    Total from
investment
operations
    Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
    Net
asset
value,
end of
period
  Net
asset
value (d)
    Market
value (e)
    Expenses
before
expense
reductions
    Expenses
net of
waivers,
if any
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
before
expense
reductions
    Net
investment
income
(loss) net
of waivers,
if any
    Net
assets
end of
period
(000’s)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
Ultra Russell2000 Value                              
Year ended May 31, 2008   $ 70.79   $ 0.63   $ (25.70 )   $ (h)   $ (25.07 )   $ (0.93 )   $     $ (0.93 )   $ 44.79   (35.68 )%   (35.19 )%   2.90 %   0.95 %   (0.66 )%   1.29 %   $ 10,078   84 %
February 20, 2007*
through May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.36     0.43             0.79                         70.79   1.13     0.59     2.64     0.95     0.27     1.96       10,619   4  
Ultra Russell2000 Growth                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     74.06     0.18     (15.03 )     (h)     (14.85 )     (0.29 )     (0.61 )     (0.90 )     58.31   (20.16 )   (18.93 )   2.59     0.95     (1.35 )   0.30       13,120   72  
February 20, 2007*
through May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.07     3.99             4.06                         74.06   5.80     4.13     2.60     0.95     (1.29 )   0.36       11,109   5  
Ultra Basic Materials                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     91.28     1.10     24.52       0.04       25.66       (1.13 )     (11.67 )     (12.80 )     104.14   31.61     31.03     1.42     0.95     0.73     1.20       31,241   46  
January 30, 2007*
through May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.50     20.78             21.28                         91.28   30.40     30.59     1.95     0.95     0.90     1.90       13,692   8  
Ultra Consumer Goods                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     76.71     1.10     (10.07 )     0.02       (8.95 )     (1.51 )     (0.56 )     (2.07 )     65.69   (11.90 )   (8.65 )   2.03     0.95     0.51     1.59       9,853   11  
January 30, 2007*
through May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.44     6.27             6.71                         76.71   9.59     8.59     2.02     0.95     0.76     1.83       11,507   1  
Ultra Consumer Services                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     73.35     0.36     (23.84 )           (23.48 )     (0.66 )           (0.66 )     49.21   (32.18 )   (30.90 )   3.04     0.95     (1.46 )   0.63       3,691   10  
January 30, 2007*
through May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.16     3.19             3.35                         73.35   4.80     3.49     2.40     0.95     (0.76 )   0.68       5,502   60  

 

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FOR THE PERIODS INDICATED

 

    SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIODS INDICATED        
    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE     RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
    INVESTMENT OPERATIONS     DISTRIBUTIONS         TOTAL
RETURN (c)
    RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS (f)     SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA
 
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Transaction
Fees (b)
  Total from
investment
operations
    Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
    Net
asset
value,
end of
period
  Net
asset
value (d)
    Market
value (e)
    Expenses
before
expense
reductions
    Expenses
net of
waivers,
if any
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
before
expense
reductions
    Net
investment
income
(loss) net
of waivers,
if any
    Net
assets
end of
period
(000’s)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
Ultra Financials                              
Year ended May 31, 2008   $ 71.90   $ 0.70   $ (41.74 )   $ 0.03   $ (41.01 )   $ (1.13 )   $     $ (1.13 )   $ 29.76   (57.74 )%   (58.00 )%   1.04 %   0.95 %   1.98 %   2.07 %   $ 1,055,642   15 %
January 30, 2007*
through May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.55     1.35           1.90                         71.90   2.71     2.86     2.28     0.95     1.10     2.43       10,785   46  
Ultra Health Care                              
Year ended
May 31, 2008
    77.98     0.71     (18.21 )     0.01     (17.49 )     (1.05 )     (1.33 )     (2.38 )     58.11   (22.95 )   (22.76 )   1.75     0.95     0.29     1.09       17,433   33  
January 30, 2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.52     7.46           7.98                         77.98   11.40     11.53     2.00     0.95     1.13     2.17       11,698   2  
Ultra Industrials                              
Year ended
May 31, 2008
    86.92     0.92     (9.16 )     0.01     (8.23 )     (1.38 )     (3.36 )     (4.74 )     73.95   (9.63 )   (9.59 )   2.04     0.95     0.13     1.22       11,092   30  
January 30, 2007* through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.34     16.58           16.92                         86.92   24.17     24.29     2.12     0.95     0.18     1.35       6,519   1  
Ultra Oil & Gas                              
Year ended
May 31, 2008
    94.94     0.73     32.36       0.06     33.15       (1.60 )     (10.87 )     (12.47 )     115.62   37.97     36.84     1.19     0.95     0.48     0.72       78,044   76  
January 30, 2007* through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.36     24.58           24.94                         94.94   35.63     36.01     1.62     0.95     0.75     1.42       28,481   18  

 

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FOR THE PERIODS INDICATED

 

    SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIODS INDICATED        
    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE     RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
    INVESTMENT OPERATIONS     DISTRIBUTIONS         TOTAL
RETURN (c)
    RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS (f)     SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA
 
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Transaction
Fees (b)
  Total from
investment
operations
    Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
    Net
asset
value,
end of
period
  Net
asset
value (d)
    Market
value (e)
    Expenses
before
expense
reductions
    Expenses
net of
waivers,
if any
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
before
expense
reductions
    Net
investment
income
(loss) net
of waivers,
if any
    Net
assets
end of
period
(000’s)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
Ultra Real Estate                              
Year ended
May 31, 2008
  $ 61.82   $ 0.74   $ (24.42 )(i)   $ 0.01   $ (23.67 )   $ (1.62 )   $     $ (1.62 )   $ 36.53   (38.58 )%   (38.66 )%   1.34 %   0.95 %   1.66 %   2.05 %   $ 57,532   23 %
January 30, 2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.44     (8.62 )         (8.18 )                       61.82   (11.69 )   (11.86 )   1.87     0.95     1.09     2.01       4,636   114  
Ultra Semiconductors                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     78.50     0.68     (14.62 )(i)     0.03     (13.91 )     (0.62 )     (3.67 )     (4.29 )     60.30   (18.56 )   (18.57 )   1.27     0.95     0.80     1.12       117,594   80  
January 30, 2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.28     8.22           8.50                         78.50   12.14     12.34     1.94     0.95     0.17     1.16       11,775   3  
Ultra Technology                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     78.03     0.30     (4.68 )(i)     0.03     (4.35 )     (0.45 )     (2.11 )     (2.56 )     71.12   (5.93 )   (5.99 )   1.23     0.95     0.15     0.43       133,344   24  
January 30, 2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.15     7.88           8.03                         78.03   11.47     11.37     2.25     0.95     (0.66 )   0.63       5,852   63  
Ultra Telecommunications                              
March 25, 2008*
through
May 31, 2008
    70.00     0.34     18.69       0.02     19.05                         89.05   27.21     28.01     2.83     0.95     0.50     2.38       13,358   (j)
Ultra Utilities                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     90.27     1.68     (6.76 )         (5.08 )     (2.01 )     (4.24 )     (6.25 )     78.94   (5.75 )   (5.92 )   1.61     0.95     1.50     2.16       17,761   26  
January 30, 2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.74     19.53           20.27                         90.27   28.96     29.24     1.88     0.95     1.73     2.66       13,541   (j)

 

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FOR THE PERIODS INDICATED

 

    SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIODS INDICATED        
    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE     RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
    INVESTMENT OPERATIONS     DISTRIBUTIONS         TOTAL
RETURN (c)
    RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS (f)     SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA
 
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Transaction
Fees (b)
  Total from
investment
operations
    Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gains
  Total
distributions
    Net
asset
value,
end of
period
  Net
asset
value (d)
    Market
value (e)
    Expenses
before
expense
reductions
    Expenses
net of
waivers,
if any
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
before
expense
reductions
    Net
investment
income
(loss) net
of waivers,
if any
    Net
assets
end of
period
(000’s)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
Short QQQ ®                              
Year ended May 31, 2008   $ 58.39   $ 1.74   $ (4.17 )   $ 0.05   $ (2.38 )   $ (2.27 )   $   $ (2.27 )   $ 53.74   (4.16 )%   (4.43 )%   1.16 %   0.95 %   2.82 %   3.03 %   $ 64,490   %
June 19, 2006* through May 31, 2007     70.00     2.66     (12.69 )         (10.03 )     (1.58 )         (1.58 )     58.39   (14.48 )   (14.39 )   1.14     0.95     4.20     4.38       91,962    
Short Dow30 SM                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     58.25     1.76     3.53       0.03     5.32       (2.06 )         (2.06 )     61.51   9.33     9.47     1.05     0.95     2.82     2.92       170,684    
June 19, 2006* through May 31, 2007     70.00     2.63     (12.91 )         (10.28 )     (1.47 )         (1.47 )     58.25   (14.83 )   (14.79 )   1.21     0.95     4.13     4.39       126,699    
Short S&P500 ®                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     58.88     1.72     4.47       0.03     6.22       (2.13 )         (2.13 )     62.97   10.76     10.72     0.97     0.95     2.72     2.74       307,081    
June 19, 2006* through May 31, 2007     70.00     2.59     (12.11 )         (9.52 )     (1.60 )         (1.60 )     58.88   (13.70 )   (13.60 )   1.08     0.95     4.20     4.33       185,555    
Short MidCap400                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     56.87     2.06     1.14       0.01     3.21       (2.72 )         (2.72 )     57.36   5.55     5.52     1.11     0.95     3.26     3.42       38,716    
June 19, 2006* through May 31, 2007     70.00     2.65     (13.33 )         (10.68 )     (2.45 )         (2.45 )     56.87   (15.54 )   (15.51 )   1.07     0.95     4.24     4.36       110,890    
Short SmallCap600                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     65.09     2.03     5.59           7.62       (2.96 )         (2.96 )     69.75   11.89     11.73     1.54     0.95     2.26     2.85       15,694    
January 23, 2007*
through May 31, 2007
    70.00     1.05     (5.96 )         (4.91 )                     65.09   (7.01 )   (6.84 )   1.89     0.95     3.49     4.43       9,763    
Short Russell2000                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     66.19     1.88     6.03       0.04     7.95       (1.82 )         (1.82 )     72.32   12.14     12.20     1.14     0.95     2.32     2.51       81,360    
January 23, 2007*
through May 31, 2007
    70.00     1.02     (4.83 )         (3.81 )                     66.19   (5.44 )   (5.29 )   1.70     0.95     3.52     4.27       24,822    

 

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FOR THE PERIODS INDICATED

 

    SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIODS INDICATED        
    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE     RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
    INVESTMENT OPERATIONS     DISTRIBUTIONS         TOTAL
RETURN (c)
    RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS (f)     SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA
 
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Transaction
Fees (b)
  Total from
investment
operations
    Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gains
  Total
distributions
    Net
asset
value,
end of
period
  Net
asset
value (d)
    Market
value (e)
    Expenses
before
expense
reductions
    Expenses
net of
waivers,
if any
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
before
expense
reductions
    Net
investment
income
(loss) net
of waivers,
if any
    Net
assets
end of
period
(000’s)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
UltraShort QQQ ®                              
Year ended May 31, 2008   $ 46.21   $ 1.40   $ (8.55 )   $ 0.05   $ (7.10 )   $ (1.71 )   $   $ (1.71 )   $ 37.40   (15.71 )%   (15.43 )%   1.02 %   0.95 %   3.17 %   3.24 %   $ 1,742,037   %
July 11, 2006* through May 31, 2007     70.00     1.98     (24.86 )         (22.88 )     (0.91 )         (0.91 )     46.21   (32.86 )   (33.01 )   0.98     0.95     4.27     4.30       2,315,287    
UltraShort Dow30 SM                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     48.86     1.58     4.05       0.07     5.70       (1.72 )         (1.72 )     52.84   11.92     12.21     0.98     0.95     3.03     3.06       558,740    
July 11, 2006* through May 31, 2007     70.00     2.13     (22.17 )         (20.04 )     (1.10 )         (1.10 )     48.86   (28.86 )   (28.80 )   1.05     0.95     4.21     4.31       575,285    
UltraShort S&P500 ®                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     51.05     1.56     5.63       0.06     7.25       (1.68 )         (1.68 )     56.62   14.38     14.27     0.91     0.91     2.74     2.74       2,564,672    
July 11, 2006* through May 31, 2007     70.00     2.21     (20.09 )         (17.88 )     (1.07 )         (1.07 )     51.05   (25.72 )   (25.76 )   0.96     0.95     4.33     4.35       941,936    
UltraShort MidCap400                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     49.34     1.71     0.07       0.02     1.80       (2.07 )         (2.07 )     49.07   3.26     3.47     0.98     0.95     3.02     3.05       180,341    
July 11, 2006* through May 31, 2007     70.00     2.31     (21.45 )         (19.14 )     (1.52 )         (1.52 )     49.34   (27.71 )   (27.83 )   1.05     0.95     4.29     4.39       188,742    
UltraShort SmallCap600                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     59.13     1.93     6.92 (i)     0.04     8.89       (2.08 )         (2.08 )     65.94   15.08     15.14     1.09     0.95     2.55     2.69       64,291    
January 23, 2007* through May 31, 2007     70.00     1.03     (11.90 )         (10.87 )                     59.13   (15.53 )   (15.23 )   1.59     0.95     3.87     4.51       22,174    

 

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FOR THE PERIODS INDICATED

 

    SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIODS INDICATED        
    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE     RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
    INVESTMENT OPERATIONS     DISTRIBUTIONS         TOTAL
RETURN (c)
    RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS (f)     SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA
 
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Transaction
Fees (b)
  Total from
investment
operations
    Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
    Net
asset
value,
end of
period
  Net
asset
value (d)
    Market
value (e)
    Expenses
before
expense
reductions
    Expenses
net of
waivers,
if any
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
before
expense
reductions
    Net
investment
income
(loss) net
of waivers,
if any
    Net
assets
end of
period
(000’s)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
UltraShort Russell2000                              
Year ended May 31, 2008   $ 61.00   $ 1.91   $ 6.81 (i)   $ 0.04   $ 8.76     $ (1.65 )   $     $ (1.65 )   $ 68.11   14.39 %   13.81 %   1.02 %   0.95 %   2.53 %   2.60 %   $ 1,169,737   %
January 23, 2007* through May 31, 2007     70.00     0.95     (9.95 )         (9.00 )                       61.00   (12.86 )   (13.04 )   1.08     0.95     4.02     4.15       210,461    
UltraShort Russell1000 Value                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     64.88     2.30     15.55       0.06     17.91       (2.36 )           (2.36 )     80.43   28.19     28.22     1.93     0.95     2.00     2.98       6,033    
February 20, 2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.87     (5.99 )         (5.12 )                       64.88   (7.31 )   (7.70 )   2.37     0.95     3.03     4.45       4,866    
UltraShort Russell1000 Growth                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     65.07     1.92     (1.29 )(i)     0.03     0.66       (2.73 )           (2.73 )     63.00   0.75     1.11     1.50     0.95     2.28     2.83       14,175    
February 20, 2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.88     (5.81 )         (4.93 )                       65.07   (7.04 )   (7.46 )   2.36     0.95     3.03     4.44       4,881    
UltraShort Russell MidCap Value                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     65.74     2.33     14.04           16.37       (3.07 )     (0.66 )     (3.73 )     78.38   25.08     31.85     2.05     0.95     1.75     2.85       5,879    
February 20, 2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.89     (5.15 )         (4.26 )                       65.74   (6.09 )   (5.79 )   2.37     0.95     3.12     4.53       4,931    
UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     64.41     1.84     (2.15 )     0.05     (0.26 )     (3.41 )           (3.41 )     60.74   (0.82 )   (0.88 )   1.92     0.95     1.75     2.72       13,666    
February 20, 2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.89     (6.48 )         (5.59 )                       64.41   (7.99 )   (7.86 )   1.99     0.95     3.51     4.55       4,831    

 

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FOR THE PERIODS INDICATED

 

    SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIODS INDICATED                                    
    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE     RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
    INVESTMENT OPERATIONS     DISTRIBUTIONS         TOTAL
RETURN (c)
    RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS (f)     SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA
 
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Transaction
Fees (b)
  Total from
investment
operations
    Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gains
    Total
distributions
    Net
asset
value,
end of
period
  Net
asset
value (d)
    Market
value (e)
    Expenses
before
expense
reductions
    Expenses
net of
waivers,
if any
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
before
expense
reductions
    Net
investment
income
(loss) net
of waivers,
if any
    Net
assets
end of
period
(000’s)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
UltraShort Russell2000 Value                              
Year ended May 31, 2008   $ 68.66   $ 2.40   $ 16.30 (i)   $ 0.07   $ 18.77     $ (3.22 )   $ (0.08 )   $ (3.30 )   $ 84.13   27.75 %   27.63 %   1.26 %   0.95 %   2.34 %   2.65 %   $ 25,238   %
February 20, 2007*
through May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.96     (2.30 )         (1.34 )                       68.66   (1.91 )   (1.61 )   2.12     0.95     3.59     4.76       5,150    
UltraShort Russell2000 Growth                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     65.55     2.01     1.15 (i)     0.02     3.18       (2.18 )           (2.18 )     66.55   4.76     4.50     1.24     0.95     2.45     2.74       44,922    
February 20, 2007*
through May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.92     (5.37 )         (4.45 )                       65.55   (6.36 )   (6.17 )   1.78     0.95     3.84     4.66       14,750    
UltraShort Basic Materials                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     53.08     0.82     (23.66 )     0.06     (22.78 )     (1.78 )           (1.78 )     28.52   (44.32 )   (43.75 )   1.08     0.95     2.07     2.20       205,366    

January 30, 2007*

through May 31, 2007

    70.00     0.96     (17.88 )         (16.92 )                       53.08   (24.17 )   (24.54 )   2.00     0.95     3.64     4.69       7,961    
UltraShort Consumer Goods                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     64.74     1.84     4.90       0.03     6.77       (2.55 )           (2.55 )     68.96   10.70     11.15     1.38     0.95     2.29     2.72       25,861    
January 30, 2007*
through May 31, 2007
    70.00     1.02     (6.28 )         (5.26 )                       64.74   (7.51 )   (7.57 )   1.91     0.95     3.52     4.47       9,711    
UltraShort Consumer Services                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     67.48     1.83     19.97 (i)     0.06     21.86       (3.06 )     (2.38 )     (5.44 )     83.90   32.97     33.27     1.15     0.95     1.87     2.07       100,678    
January 30, 2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     1.06     (3.58 )         (2.52 )                       67.48   (3.60 )   (3.70 )   1.94     0.95     3.56     4.55       5,061    

 

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FOR THE PERIODS INDICATED

 

    SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIODS INDICATED                                    
    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE     RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
    INVESTMENT OPERATIONS     DISTRIBUTIONS         TOTAL
RETURN (c)
    RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS (f)     SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA
 
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investment
    Transaction
Fees (b)
  Total from
investment
operations
    Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gains
  Total
distributions
    Net
asset
value,
end of
period
  Net
asset
value (d)
    Market
value (e)
    Expenses
before
expense
reductions
    Expenses
net of
waivers,
if any
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
before
expense
reductions
    Net
investment
income
(loss) net
of waivers,
if any
    Net
assets
end of
period
(000’s)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
UltraShort Financials                              
Year ended May 31, 2008   $ 68.14   $ 2.28   $ 41.76     $ 0.08   $ 44.12     $ (2.10 )   $   $ (2.10 )   $ 110.16   65.66 %   66.41 %   0.96 %   0.95 %   2.24 %   2.25 %   $ 2,164,712   %
January 30, 2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     1.01     (2.87 )         (1.86 )                     68.14   (2.66 )   (2.86 )   1.30     0.95     3.92     4.27       56,213    
UltraShort Health Care                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     63.76     2.15     14.54           16.69       (2.99 )         (2.99 )     77.46   26.90     32.49     1.63     0.95     2.34     3.02       11,619    
January 30, 2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     1.02     (7.26 )         (6.24 )                     63.76   (8.91 )   (9.09 )   1.91     0.95     3.53     4.49       9,564    
UltraShort Industrials                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     56.92     1.46     (2.09 )     0.07     (0.56 )     (2.28 )         (2.28 )     54.08   (1.09 )   (0.87 )   1.36     0.95     2.03     2.44       28,394    
January 30, 2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     1.00     (14.08 )         (13.08 )                     56.92   (18.69 )   (18.64 )   2.00     0.95     3.57     4.62       4,269    
UltraShort Oil & Gas                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     50.99     0.62     (21.92 )     0.02     (21.28 )     (0.99 )         (0.99 )     28.72   (42.37 )   (42.21 )   0.99     0.95     1.78     1.82       2,328,579    
January 30, 2007* through May 31, 2007     70.00     0.94     (19.95 )         (19.01 )                     50.99   (27.16 )   (27.16 )   1.59     0.95     3.87     4.51       30,595    

 

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FOR THE PERIODS INDICATED

 

    SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIODS INDICATED                                    
    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE     RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
    INVESTMENT OPERATIONS     DISTRIBUTIONS         TOTAL
RETURN (c)
    RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS (f)     SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA
 
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
  Net
realized
and
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investment
    Transaction
Fees (b)
  Total from
investment
operations
    Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gains
  Total
distributions
    Net
asset
value,
end of
period
  Net
asset
value (d)
    Market
value (e)
    Expenses
before
expense
reductions
    Expenses
net of
waivers,
if any
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
before
expense
reductions
    Net
investment
income
(loss) net
of waivers,
if any
    Net
assets
end of
period
(000’s)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
UltraShort Real Estate                              
Year ended May 31, 2008   $ 76.73   $ 2.66   $ 6.61 (i)   $ 0.09   $ 9.36     $ (1.65 )   $   $ (1.65 )   $ 84.44   12.03 %   12.33 %   0.98 %   0.95 %   2.66 %   2.69 %   $ 804,324   %
January 30, 2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     1.10     5.63           6.73                       76.73   9.61     9.90     1.24     0.95     4.00     4.29       97,829    
UltraShort Semiconductors                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     61.64     1.69     (5.48 )     0.05     (3.74 )     (2.51 )         (2.51 )     55.39   (6.11 )   (5.58 )   1.46     0.95     2.13     2.64       24,925    
January 30, 2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     1.00     (9.36 )         (8.36 )                     61.64   (11.94 )   (12.16 )   1.94     0.95     3.57     4.55       9,246    
UltraShort Technology                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     63.03     1.42     (7.45 )     0.05     (5.98 )     (2.83 )         (2.83 )     54.22   (9.69 )   (9.66 )   1.22     0.95     1.93     2.20       40,668    
January 30, 2007*
through
May 31, 2007
    70.00     1.06     (8.03 )         (6.97 )                     63.03   (9.96 )   (9.71 )   1.95     0.95     3.56     4.55       4,727    
UltraShort Telecommunications                              
March 25, 2008*
through May 31, 2008
    70.00     0.14     (16.59 )     0.02     (16.43 )                     53.57   (23.47 )   (23.74 )   3.21     0.95     (1.01 )   1.25       8,036    
UltraShort Utilities                              
Year ended May 31, 2008     54.43     1.81     (3.46 )     0.05     (1.60 )     (1.94 )         (1.94 )     50.89   (3.36 )   (3.16 )   1.43     0.95     2.70     3.18       19,085    
January 30, 2007*
through May 31, 2007
    70.00     0.88     (16.45 )         (15.57 )                     54.43   (22.24 )   (22.39 )   2.00     0.95     3.44     4.49       16,330    
Short MSCI EAFE                              
October 23, 2007*
through May 31, 2008
    70.00     1.06     3.07       0.02     4.15       (0.52 )         (0.52 )     73.63   5.92     6.05     1.90     0.95     1.38     2.33       11,044    

 

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FOR THE PERIODS INDICATED

 

    SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIODS INDICATED                                    
    PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE     RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA  
    INVESTMENT OPERATIONS     DISTRIBUTIONS         TOTAL
RETURN (c)
    RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS (f)     SUPPLEMENTAL
DATA
 
      Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (a)
  Net realized
and
unrealized
gains
(losses) on
investments
    Transaction
Fees (b)
  Total from
investment
operations
    Net
investment
income
    Net
realized
gains
  Total
distributions
    Net
asset
value,
end of
period
  Net
asset
value (d)
    Market
value (e)
    Expenses
before
expense
reductions
    Expenses
net of
waivers,
if any
    Net
investment
income
(loss)
before
expense
reductions
    Net
investment
income
(loss) net
of waivers,
if any
    Net
assets
end of
period
(000’s)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (c)(g)
 
Short MSCI Emerging Markets                              
October 30, 2007*
through May 31, 2008
  $ 70.00   $ 0.82   $ (0.74 )   $ 0.01   $ 0.09     $ (0.63 )   $   $ (0.63 )   $ 69.46   0.06 %   (0.59 )%   1.48 %   0.95 %   1.35 %   1.88 %   $ 52,094   %
UltraShort MSCI EAFE                              
October 23, 2007*
through May 31, 2008
    70.00     0.97     3.92 (i)     0.07     4.96       (0.41 )         (0.41 )     74.55   7.06     7.29     1.20     0.95     1.70     1.95       67,097    
UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets                          
October 30, 2007*
through May 31, 2008
    70.00     0.85     (7.02 )     0.06     (6.11 )     (0.54 )         (0.54 )     63.35   (8.87 )   (9.60 )   1.01     0.95     1.87     1.93       275,590    
UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25                          

November 6, 2007*

through
May 31, 2008

    70.00     0.98     (3.01 )     0.08     (1.95 )     (0.48 )         (0.48 )     67.57   (2.91 )   (2.78 )   1.05     0.95     2.06     2.16       673,999    
UltraShort MSCI Japan                          
November 6, 2007*
through
May 31, 2008
    70.00     0.95     (1.65 )     0.03     (0.67 )     (0.74 )         (0.74 )     68.59   (1.10 )   (0.98 )   2.15     0.95     0.93     2.13       20,576    
UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury                          
April 29, 2008* through
May 31, 2008
    70.00     0.06     1.93       0.03     2.02                       72.02   2.89     3.23     3.55     0.95     (1.66 )   0.94       32,410    
UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury                          
April 29, 2008* through
May 31, 2008
    70.00     0.05     2.25       0.04     2.34                       72.34   3.34     3.89     2.37     0.95     (0.62 )   0.80       92,227    

 

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ProShares Trust Notes to Financial Highlights:

 

* Commencement of investment operations.
(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) Includes transaction fees associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units. Prior to the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008, these amounts were included under the caption “Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments”.
(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(d) Net asset value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. This percentage is not an indication of the performance of a shareholder’s investment in the Fund based on market value due to differences between the market price of the shares and the net asset value per share of the Fund.
(e) Market value total return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the market value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period at market value. Market value is determined by trading that occurs on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX). Market value may be greater or less than net asset value, depending on the Fund’s closing price on the AMEX.
(f) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(g) Portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to instruments having a maturity of less than one year from acquisition or derivative instruments (including swap agreements and futures contracts). The portfolio turnover rate can be high and volatile due to the sales and purchases of Fund shares during the period. In-Kind transactions are not included in the portfolio turnover calculations.
(h) Per share amount is less than $0.005.
(i) The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period is not in accordance with the aggregate net income and/or gain on investments for that period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of the Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market value of the investments in the Fund.
(j) Less than 0.5%.

 

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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PROSHARES TRUST

7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1000

BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20814

PHONE: (866) PRO-5125

OCTOBER 1, 2008

 

Ultra ProShares    Short ProShares   
Ultra MarketCap    Short MarketCap    Short Sector

Ultra QQQ®

  

Short QQQ®

  

Short Financials

Ultra Dow30 SM

  

Short Dow30 SM

  

Short Oil & Gas

Ultra S&P500®

  

Short S&P500®

  

UltraShort Basic Materials

Ultra MidCap400

  

Short MidCap400

  

UltraShort Consumer Goods

Ultra SmallCap600

  

Short SmallCap600

  

UltraShort Consumer Services

Ultra Russell2000

  

Short Russell2000

  

UltraShort Financials

  

UltraShort QQQ®

  

UltraShort Health Care

Ultra Style   

UltraShort Dow30 SM

  

UltraShort Industrials

Ultra Russell1000 Value

  

UltraShort S&P500®

  

UltraShort Oil & Gas

Ultra Russell1000 Growth

  

UltraShort MidCap400

  

UltraShort Real Estate

Ultra Russell MidCap Value

  

UltraShort SmallCap600

  

UltraShort Semiconductors

Ultra Russell MidCap Growth

  

UltraShort Russell2000

  

UltraShort Technology

Ultra Russell2000 Value

     

UltraShort Telecommunications

Ultra Russell2000 Growth

   Short Style   

UltraShort Utilities

  

UltraShort Russell1000 Value

  
Ultra Sector   

UltraShort Russell1000 Growth

   Short International

Ultra Basic Materials

  

UltraShort Russell MidCap Value

  

Short MSCI EAFE

Ultra Consumer Goods

  

UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth

  

Short MSCI Emerging Markets

Ultra Consumer Services

  

UltraShort Russell2000 Value

  

UltraShort MSCI EAFE

Ultra Financials

  

UltraShort Russell2000 Growth

  

UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets

Ultra Health Care

     

UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25

Ultra Industrials

     

UltraShort MSCI Japan

Ultra Oil & Gas

     

Ultra Real Estate

      Short Fixed-Income

Ultra Semiconductors

     

UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

Ultra Technology

     

UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury

Ultra Telecommunications

     

Ultra Utilities

     
     

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus of ProShares Trust dated October 1, 2008 (the “Prospectus”), which incorporates this SAI by reference. A copy of the Prospectus and a copy of the Annual Report to Shareholders for the Funds that have completed a fiscal year are available, without charge, upon request to the address on the previous page, by telephone at the number on the previous page, or on the Trust’s website at www.proshares.com. The Financial Statements and Notes contained in the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008 are incorporated by reference into and are deemed part of this SAI.


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PROSHARES TRUST

   4

INVESTMENT POLICIES, TECHNIQUES AND RELATED RISKS

   5

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

   16

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

   19

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE

   20

MANAGEMENT OF THE PROSHARES TRUST

   23

INVESTMENT ADVISOR

   35

DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS POLICY

   38

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

   38

COSTS AND EXPENSES

   42

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING SHARES

   43

PROXY VOTING POLICY AND PROCEDURES

   45

PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES

   46

TAXATION

   51

OTHER INFORMATION

   60

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   61

 

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

For ease of use, certain terms or names that are used in this SAI have been shortened or abbreviated. A list of these terms and their corresponding full names or definitions can be found below. An investor may find it helpful to review the terms and names before reading the SAI.

 

Term

  

Definition

1933 Act    Securities Act of 1933, as amended
1934 Act    Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
1940 Act    Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
The Advisor or ProShare Advisors    ProShare Advisors LLC
AMEX    American Stock Exchange LLC
Board of Trustees    Board of Trustees of ProShares Trust
CFTC    Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Code or Internal Revenue Code    Internal Revenue Code of 1986
Distributor or SEI    SEI Investments Distribution Co.
Fund(s)    One or more of the series of the Trust identified on the front cover of this SAI
Independent Trustee(s)    Trustees who are not “Interested Persons” as defined under Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act
SAI   

The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information dated

October 1, 2008

SEC    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Shares    The shares of the Funds
Trust    ProShares Trust
Trustee(s)    One or more of the trustees of the Trust

 

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PROSHARES TRUST

The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust and is registered with the SEC as an open-end management investment company under the 1940 Act. The Trust was organized on May 29, 2002 and consists of multiple series, including the 65 Funds listed on the front cover of this SAI.

Other funds may be added in the future. Each of the Funds is registered as a non-diversified managed investment company.

The Funds are exchange-traded funds (“ETF”), and the Shares are listed on AMEX. The Shares trade on AMEX at market prices that may differ to some degree from the Shares’ net asset values (“NAV”). Each Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis at NAV in large, specified numbers of Shares called “Creation Units.” Creation Units of the Ultra ProShares are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the relevant underlying index. Creation Units of the Short ProShares are purchased and redeemed in cash. Except when aggregated in Creation Units, Shares are not redeemable securities of the Funds. Retail investors, therefore, generally will not be able to purchase the Shares directly. Rather, most retail investors will purchase Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker.

Reference is made to the Prospectus for a discussion of the investment objectives and policies of each of the Funds. The discussion below supplements, and should be read in conjunction with, the applicable Prospectus. Portfolio management is provided to the Funds by ProShare Advisors, a Maryland limited liability company with offices at 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

The investment restrictions of the Funds specifically identified as fundamental policies may not be changed without the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of that Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act. The investment objectives and all other investment policies of the Funds not specified as fundamental (including the benchmarks of the Funds) may be changed by the Trustees without the approval of shareholders.

The investment techniques and strategies discussed below may be used by a Fund if, in the opinion of the Advisor, the techniques or strategies may be advantageous to the Fund. A Fund is free to reduce or eliminate its use of any of these techniques or strategies without changing the Fund’s fundamental policies. There is no assurance that any of the techniques or strategies listed below, or any of the other methods of investment available to a Fund, will result in the achievement of the Fund’s objectives. Also, there can be no assurance that any Fund will grow to, or maintain, an economically viable size, in which case management may determine to liquidate the Fund at a time that may not be opportune for shareholders.

The use of the term “favorable market conditions” throughout this SAI is intended to convey rising markets for the Ultra ProShares and falling markets for the Short ProShares. The use of the term “adverse market conditions” is intended to convey falling markets for the Ultra ProShares and rising markets for the Short ProShares.

AMEX Listing and Trading

The Shares of each Fund are approved for listing and trading on the AMEX. Shares (redeemable only when aggregated in Creation Units) trade on the AMEX at prices that may differ to some degree from their NAV. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the AMEX necessary to maintain the listing of Shares of any Fund will continue to be met. The AMEX may, but is not required to, remove a Fund from listing if (i) following the initial 12 month period beginning upon the commencement of trading of the Fund, there are fewer than 50 beneficial owners of the Fund for 30 or more consecutive trading days; (ii) the value of the index to which such Fund is based is no longer calculated or available; or (iii) such other event shall occur or condition exists that, in the opinion of the AMEX, makes further dealings on the AMEX inadvisable. In addition, the AMEX may remove the Shares from listing and trading upon termination of the Trust.

As in the case of stocks traded on the AMEX, the brokers’ commission on transactions in the Funds will be based on negotiated commission rates at customary levels for retail customers.

In order to provide current Share pricing information, the AMEX disseminates an updated “Indicative Intra-Day Value” (“IIV”) for each Fund. The Trust is not involved in or responsible for any aspect of the calculation or dissemination of the IIVs and makes no warranty as to the accuracy of the IIVs. IIVs are expected to be disseminated on a per Fund basis every 15 seconds during regular trading hours of the AMEX.

 

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The AMEX will calculate and disseminate the IIV throughout the trading day for each Ultra ProShares by (i) calculating the current value of all equity securities held by a Fund; (ii) calculating the estimated amount of the value of cash and money market instruments held in the Fund’s portfolio (“Estimated Cash”); (iii) calculating the marked-to-market gains or losses from the Fund’s total return swap exposure based on the underlying index percentage change, the swap costs determined by the daily imbedded weighted interest rate and the notional value of the swap contracts, if any; (iv) calculating the marked-to-market gains or losses of the futures contracts and other financial instruments held by the Fund, if any; (v) adding the current value of equity securities, the Estimated Cash, the marked-to-market gains or losses from swaps and the futures contracts and other financial instruments, to arrive at a value; and (vi) dividing that value by the total Shares outstanding to obtain current IIV.

The AMEX will calculate and disseminate the IIV throughout the trading day for each Short ProShares by (i) calculating the Estimated Cash; (ii) calculating the marked-to-market gains or losses of swaps, futures and other Financial Instruments held by the Fund in a manner described above; (iii) adding the Estimated Cash and the marked-to-market gains or losses of the financial instruments to arrive at a value; and (iv) dividing that value by the total Shares outstanding to obtain current IIV.

INVESTMENT POLICIES, TECHNIQUES AND RELATED RISKS

General

A Fund may consider changing its benchmark or the index underlying its benchmark at any time, including if, for example, the current index becomes unavailable; the Board of Trustees believes that the current index no longer serves the investment needs of a majority of shareholders or that another index may better serve their needs; or if the financial or economic environment makes it difficult for the Fund’s investment results to correspond sufficiently to its current benchmark or underlying index. If believed appropriate, a Fund may specify a benchmark index for itself that is “leveraged” or proprietary. Of course, there can be no assurance that a Fund will achieve its objective.

Fundamental securities analysis is not used by ProShare Advisors in seeking to correlate a Fund’s investment returns with its benchmark. Rather, ProShare Advisors primarily uses a mathematical approach to determine the investments a Fund makes and techniques it employs. While ProShare Advisors attempts to minimize any “tracking error,” certain factors tend to cause a Fund’s investment results to vary from a perfect correlation to its benchmark. See “Special Considerations.”

For purposes of this SAI, the word “invest” refers to a Fund’s directly investing and indirectly investing in securities or other instruments. Similarly, when used in this SAI, the word “investment” refers to a Fund’s direct investments and indirect investments in securities and other instruments. For example, the Funds typically invest indirectly in securities or instruments by using financial instruments with economic exposure similar to those underlying securities or instruments.

Additional information concerning the Funds, their investments policies and techniques, and the securities and financial instruments in which they may invest is set forth below.

Name Policies

Certain Funds have adopted non-fundamental investment policies obligating them to commit, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of their assets to investments that, in combination, have economic characteristics similar to equity securities contained in the underlying index and/or financial instruments with similar economic characteristics. For purposes of each such investment policy, “assets” includes a Fund’s net assets, as well as any amounts borrowed for investment purposes, if any. In addition, for purposes of such an investment policy, “assets” includes not only the amount of a Fund’s net assets attributable to investments directly providing investment exposure to the type of investments suggested by its name (e.g., the value of stocks, or the value of derivative instruments such as futures, options or options on futures), but also the amount of the Fund’s net assets that are segregated on the Fund’s books and records, as required by applicable regulatory guidance, or otherwise used to

 

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cover such investment exposure. The Board of Trustees has adopted a policy to provide investors with at least 60 days’ notice prior to changes in a Fund’s name policy. In addition, pursuant to an exemptive order received from the SEC, certain Funds have committed to invest between 85% and 100% of their assets in the securities comprising their underlying indexes.

Additional information concerning the Funds and the securities and financial instruments in which they may invest and investment techniques in which they may engage is set forth below.

Equity Securities

The market price of securities owned by a Fund may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. Securities may decline in value due to factors affecting securities markets generally or particular industries represented in the securities markets. The value of a security may decline due to general market conditions not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, or adverse investor sentiment generally. They may also decline due to factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. The value of a security may also decline for a number of reasons that directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services. Equity securities generally have greater price volatility than fixed income securities, and the Funds are particularly sensitive to these market risks.

Foreign Securities

Certain of the Funds may invest in securities principally traded outside of the U.S. or in foreign issuers. Foreign securities may involve special risks due to foreign economic, political and legal developments, including unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates, exchange control regulation (including currency blockage), expropriation or nationalization of assets, confiscatory taxation, taxation of income earned in foreign nations, withholding of portions of interest and dividends in certain countries and the possible difficulty of obtaining and enforcing judgments against foreign entities. Default in foreign government securities, political or social instability or diplomatic developments could affect investments in securities of issuers in foreign nations. In addition, in many countries there is less publicly available information about issuers than is available in reports about companies in the United States. Foreign companies are not generally subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, and auditing practices and requirements may differ from those applicable to U.S. companies. The growing interconnectivity of global economies and financial markets has increased the possibilities that conditions in any one country or region could have an adverse impact on issuers of securities in a different country or region

In addition, the securities of some foreign governments, companies and securities markets are less liquid, and may be more volatile, than comparable domestic issuers. Some foreign investments may be subject to brokerage commissions and fees that are higher than those applicable to U.S. investments. A Fund also may be affected by different settlement practices or delayed settlements in some foreign markets. Furthermore, some foreign jurisdictions regulate and limit U.S. investments in the securities of certain issuers.

A Fund’s investments in foreign investments that are related to developing (or “emerging market”) countries may be particularly volatile due to the aforementioned factors.

Exposure to Securities or Issuers in Specific Foreign Countries or Regions

Some Funds focus their investments in particular geographical regions or countries. In addition to the risks of investing in foreign securities discussed above, the investments of such Funds may be exposed to special risks that are specific to the country or region in which the investments are focused. Furthermore, Funds with such a focus may be subject to additional risks associated with events in nearby countries or regions or those of a country’s principal trading partners. Additionally, some Funds have an investment focus in a country or region that is an emerging market and, therefore, are subject to heightened risks relative to Funds that focus their investments in more developed countries or regions.

 

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Futures Contracts and Related Options

The Funds may purchase or sell stock index futures contracts and options thereon as a substitute for a comparable market position in the underlying securities or to satisfy regulatory requirements. A futures contract generally obligates the seller to deliver (and the purchaser to take delivery of) the specified commodity on the expiration date of the contract. A stock index futures contract obligates the seller to deliver (and the purchaser to take) an amount of cash equal to a specific dollar amount (the contract multiplier) multiplied by the difference between the final settlement price of a specific stock index futures contract and the price at which the agreement is made. No physical delivery of the underlying stocks in the index is made.

The Funds generally choose to engage in closing or offsetting transactions before final settlement wherein a second identical futures contract is sold to offset a long position (or bought to offset a short position). In such cases the obligation is to deliver (or take delivery of) cash equal to a specific dollar amount (the contract multiplier) multiplied by the difference between the price of the offsetting transaction and the price at which the original contract was entered into. If the original position entered into is a long position (futures contract purchased) there will be a gain (loss) if the offsetting sell transaction is done at a higher (lower) price, inclusive of commissions. If the original position entered into is a short position (futures contract sold) there will be a gain (loss) if the offsetting buy transaction is done at a lower (higher) price, inclusive of commissions.

Whether a Fund realizes a gain or loss from futures activities depends generally upon movements in the underlying commodity. The extent of the Fund’s loss from an unhedged short position in futures contracts is potentially unlimited. The Funds may engage in related closing transactions with respect to options on futures contracts. The Funds intend to engage in transactions in futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. exchange or board of trade or that have been approved for sale in the United States by the CFTC.

When a Fund purchases or sells a stock index futures contract, or sells an option thereon, the Fund “covers” its position. To cover its position, a Fund may enter into an offsetting position or segregate with its custodian bank or on the books and records of the Fund (and mark-to-market on a daily basis) cash or liquid instruments that, when added to any amounts deposited with a futures commission merchant as margin, are equal to the market value of the futures contract or otherwise “cover” its position.

The CFTC has eliminated limitations on futures trading by certain regulated entities, including registered investment companies, and consequently registered investment companies may engage in unlimited futures transactions and options thereon provided that the investment advisor to the company claims an exclusion from regulation as a commodity pool operator. In connection with its management of the Trust, the Advisor has claimed such an exclusion from registration as a commodity pool operator under the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”). Therefore, it is not subject to the registration and regulatory requirements of the CEA. There are no limitations on the extent to which each Fund may engage in transactions involving futures and options thereon, except as set forth in the Funds’ Prospectus and this SAI.

Upon entering into a futures contract, each Fund will be required to deposit with the broker an amount of cash or cash equivalents in the range of approximately 5% to 7% of the contract amount (this amount is subject to change by the exchange on which the contract is traded). This amount, known as “initial margin,” is in the nature of a performance bond or good faith deposit on the contract and is returned to the Fund upon termination of the futures contract, assuming all contractual obligations have been satisfied. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” to and from the broker will be made daily as the price of the index underlying the futures contract fluctuates, making the long and short positions in the futures contract more or less valuable, a process known as “marking-to-market.” At any time prior to expiration of a futures contract, a Fund may elect to close its position by taking an opposite position, which will operate to terminate the Fund’s existing position in the contract.

A Fund may cover its long position in a futures contract by taking a short position in the instruments underlying the futures contract, or by taking positions in instruments the prices of which are expected to move relatively consistently with the futures contract. A Fund may cover its short position in a futures contract by taking a long position in the instruments underlying the futures contract, or by taking positions in instruments, the prices of which are expected to move relatively consistently inversely to the futures contract. A Fund may “cover” its short position in a futures contract by purchasing a call option on the same futures contract with a strike price (i.e., an exercise price) as low or lower than the price of the futures contract, or, if the strike price of the call is greater than the price of the futures contract, the Fund will earmark or segregate cash or liquid instruments equal in value to the

 

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difference between the strike price of the call and the price of the future. A Fund may cover its short position in a futures contract by taking a long position in the instruments underlying the futures contract, or by taking positions in instruments, the prices of which are expected to move relatively consistently with a long position in the futures contract. A Fund may cover long or short positions in futures by earmarking or segregating with its custodian bank or on the books and records of the Funds (and mark-to-market on a daily basis) cash or liquid instruments that, when added to any amounts deposited with a futures commission merchant as margin, are equal to the market value of the futures contract or otherwise “cover” its position.

A Fund may cover its sale of a call option on a futures contract by taking a long position in the underlying futures contract at a price less than or equal to the strike price of the call option, or, if the long position in the underlying futures contract is established at a price greater than the strike price of the written (sold) call, the Fund will earmark or maintain in a segregated account liquid instruments equal in value to the difference between the strike price of the call and the price of the future. A Fund may also cover its sale of a call option by taking positions in instruments, the prices of which are expected to move relatively consistently with the call option. A Fund may cover its sale of a put option on a futures contract by taking a short position in the underlying futures contract at a price greater than or equal to the strike price of the put option, or, if the short position in the underlying futures contract is established at a price less than the strike price of the written put, the Fund will segregate cash or liquid instruments equal in value to the difference between the strike price of the put and the price of the future. A Fund may also cover its sale of a put option by taking positions in instruments the prices of which are expected to move relatively consistently with the put option.

Although the Funds intend to sell futures contracts only if there is an active market for such contracts, no assurance can be given that a liquid market will exist for any particular contract at any particular time. Many futures exchanges and boards of trade limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day. Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made that day at a price beyond that limit or trading may be suspended for specified periods during the day. Futures contract prices could move to the limit for several consecutive trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions and potentially subjecting a Fund to substantial losses. If trading is not possible, or if a Fund determines not to close a futures position in anticipation of adverse price movements, the Fund will be required to make daily cash payments of variation margin. The risk that the Fund will be unable to close out a futures position will be minimized by entering into such transactions on a national securities exchange with an active and liquid secondary market.

Forward Contracts

A principal investment strategy of the Funds is to enter into Financial Instruments, which may include forward contracts, and for the Short ProShares, may be the primary or sole investment strategy of the Funds. The Funds may enter into equity, equity index or interest rate forward contracts for purposes of attempting to gain exposure to an index or group of securities without actually purchasing these securities, or to hedge a position. Forward contracts are two-party contracts pursuant to which one party agrees to pay the counterparty a fixed price for an agreed-upon amount of commodities, securities or the cash value of the commodities, securities or the securities index, at an agreed-upon date. When required by law, a Fund will segregate liquid assets in an amount equal to the value of the Fund’s total assets committed to the consummation of such forward contracts. Obligations under forward contracts so covered will not be considered senior securities for purposes of a Fund’s investment restriction concerning senior securities. Because they are two-party contracts and because they may have terms greater than seven days, forward contracts may be considered to be illiquid for purposes of the Fund’s illiquid investment limitations. A Fund will not enter into a forward contract unless the Advisor believes that the other party to the transaction is creditworthy. A Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a forward contract in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a counterparty. If such a default occurs, a Fund will have contractual remedies pursuant to the forward contract, but such remedies may be subject to bankruptcy and insolvency laws, which could affect the Fund’s rights as a creditor.

Index Options

The Funds may purchase and write options on stock indexes to create investment exposure consistent with their investment objectives, to hedge or limit the exposure of their positions, or to create synthetic money market positions.

 

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A stock index fluctuates with changes in the market values of the stocks included in the index. Options on stock indexes give the holder the right to receive an amount of cash upon exercise of the option. Receipt of this cash amount will depend upon the closing level of the stock index upon which the option is based being greater than (in the case of a call) or less than (in the case of a put) the exercise price of the option. The amount of cash received, if any, will be the difference between the closing price of the index and the exercise price of the option, multiplied by a specified dollar multiple. The writer (seller) of the option is obligated, in return for the premiums received from the purchaser of the option, to make delivery of this amount to the purchaser. All settlements of index options transactions are in cash.

Index options are subject to substantial risks, including the risk of imperfect correlation between the option price and the value of the underlying securities composing the stock index selected and the risk that there might not be a liquid secondary market for the option. Because the value of an index option depends upon movements in the level of the index rather than the price of a particular stock, whether a Fund will realize a gain or loss from the purchase or writing (sale) of options on an index depends upon movements in the level of stock prices in the stock market generally or, in the case of certain indexes, in an industry or market segment, rather than upon movements in the price of a particular stock. This requires different skills and techniques than are required for predicting changes in the price of individual stocks. A Fund will not enter into an option position that exposes the Fund to an obligation to another party, unless the Fund either (i) owns an offsetting position in securities or other options and/or (ii) earmarks or segregates with the Fund’s custodian bank cash or liquid instruments that, when added to the premiums deposited with respect to the option, are equal to the market value of the underlying stock index not otherwise covered.

The Funds may engage in transactions in stock index options listed on national securities exchanges or traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market as an investment vehicle for the purpose of realizing the Fund’s investment objective. Options on indexes are settled in cash, not by delivery of securities. The exercising holder of an index option receives, instead of a security, cash equal to the difference between the closing price of the securities index and the exercise price of the option.

Some stock index options are based on a broad market index such as the S&P 500 Index, the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (“NYSE”) Composite Index or the AMEX Major Market Index, or on a narrower index such as the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Over-the-Counter Index. Options currently are traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (the “CBOE”), the AMEX and other exchanges (“Exchanges”). Purchased OTC options and the cover for written OTC options will be subject to the relevant Fund’s 15% limitation on investment in illiquid securities. See “Illiquid Securities.”

Each of the Exchanges has established limitations governing the maximum number of call or put options on the same index which may be bought or written (sold) by a single investor, whether acting alone or in concert with others (regardless of whether such options are written on the same or different Exchanges or are held or written on one or more accounts or through one or more brokers). Under these limitations, option positions of all investment companies advised by the same investment advisor are combined for purposes of these limits. Pursuant to these limitations, an Exchange may order the liquidation of positions and may impose other sanctions or restrictions. These position limits may restrict the number of listed options which a Fund may buy or sell; however, the Advisor intends to comply with all limitations.

Options on Securities

The Funds may buy and write (sell) options on securities for the purpose of realizing their investment objective. By buying a call option, a Fund has the right, in return for a premium paid during the term of the option, to buy the securities underlying the option at the exercise price. By writing a call option on securities, a Fund becomes obligated during the term of the option to sell the securities underlying the option at the exercise price if the option is exercised. By buying a put option, a Fund has the right, in return for a premium paid during the term of the option, to sell the securities underlying the option at the exercise price. By writing a put option, a Fund becomes obligated during the term of the option to purchase the securities underlying the option at the exercise price if the option is exercised. During the term of the option, the writer may be assigned an exercise notice by the broker-dealer through whom the option was sold. The exercise notice would require the writer to deliver, in the case of a call, or take delivery of, in the case of a put, the underlying security against payment of the exercise price. This

 

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obligation terminates upon expiration of the option, or at such earlier time that the writer effects a closing purchase transaction by purchasing an option covering the same underlying security and having the same exercise price and expiration date as the one previously sold. Once an option has been exercised, the writer may not execute a closing purchase transaction. To secure the obligation to deliver the underlying security in the case of a call option, the writer of a call option is required to deposit in escrow the underlying security or other assets in accordance with the rules of the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), an institution created to interpose itself between buyers and sellers of options. The OCC assumes the other side of every purchase and sale transaction on an exchange and, by doing so, gives its guarantee to the transaction. When writing call options on securities, a Fund may cover its position by owning the underlying security on which the option is written. Alternatively, the Fund may cover its position by owning a call option on the underlying security, on a share-for-share basis, which is deliverable under the option contract at a price no higher than the exercise price of the call option written by the Fund or, if higher, by owning such call option and depositing and segregating cash or liquid instruments equal in value to the difference between the two exercise prices. In addition, a Fund may cover its position by segregating cash or liquid instruments equal in value to the exercise price of the call option written by the Fund. When a Fund writes a put option, the Fund will segregate with its custodian bank cash or liquid instruments having a value equal to the exercise value of the option. The principal reason for a Fund to write call options on stocks held by the Fund is to attempt to realize, through the receipt of premiums, a greater return than would be realized on the underlying securities alone.

If a Fund that writes an option wishes to terminate the Fund’s obligation, the Fund may effect a “closing purchase transaction.” The Fund accomplishes this by buying an option of the same series as the option previously written by the Fund. The effect of the purchase is that the writer’s position will be canceled by the OCC. However, a writer may not effect a closing purchase transaction after the writer has been notified of the exercise of an option. Likewise, a Fund which is the holder of an option may liquidate its position by effecting a “closing sale transaction.” The Fund accomplishes this by selling an option of the same series as the option previously purchased by the Fund. There is no guarantee that either a closing purchase or a closing sale transaction can be affected. If any call or put option is not exercised or sold, the option will become worthless on its expiration date. A Fund will realize a gain (or a loss) on a closing purchase transaction with respect to a call or a put option previously written by the Fund if the premium, plus commission costs, paid by the Fund to purchase the call or put option to close the transaction is less (or greater) than the premium, less commission costs, received by the Fund on the sale of the call or the put option. The Fund also will realize a gain if a call or put option which the Fund has written lapses unexercised, because the Fund would retain the premium.

Although certain securities exchanges attempt to provide continuously liquid markets in which holders and writers of options can close out their positions at any time prior to the expiration of the option, no assurance can be given that a market will exist at all times for all outstanding options purchased or sold by a Fund. If an options market were to become unavailable, the Fund would be unable to realize its profits or limit its losses until the Fund could exercise options it holds, and the Fund would remain obligated until options it wrote were exercised or expired. Reasons for the absence of liquid secondary market on an exchange include the following: (i) there may be insufficient trading interest in certain options; (ii) restrictions may be imposed by an exchange on opening or closing transactions or both; (iii) trading halts, suspensions or other restrictions may be imposed with respect to particular classes or series of options; (iv) unusual or unforeseen circumstances may interrupt normal operations on an exchange; (v) the facilities of an exchange or the OCC may not at all times be adequate to handle current trading volume; or (vi) one or more exchanges could, for economic or other reasons, decide or be compelled at some future date to discontinue the trading of options (or a particular class or series of options) and those options would cease to exist, although outstanding options on that exchange that had been issued by the OCC as a result of trades on that exchange would continue to be exercisable in accordance with their terms.

Swap Agreements

A principal investment strategy of the Funds is to enter into Financial Instruments, which may include swap agreements, and, for the Short ProShares, that may be the primary or sole investment strategy (along with selling securities short). The Funds may enter into equity, equity index or interest rate swap agreements for purposes of attempting to gain exposure to an index or group of securities without actually purchasing those securities, or to hedge a position. Swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a day to more than one year. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or

 

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instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount,” i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index or group of securities. Forms of swap agreements include interest rate caps, under which, in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates exceed a specified rate, or “cap”; interest rate floors, under which, in return for a premium, one party agrees to make payments to the other to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified level, or “floor”; and interest rate collars, under which a party sells a cap and purchases a floor or vice versa in an attempt to protect itself against interest rate movements exceeding given minimum or maximum levels.

Most swap agreements entered into by the Funds calculate the obligations of the parties to the agreement on a “net basis.” Consequently, a Fund’s current obligations (or rights) under a swap agreement will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement based on the relative values of the positions held by each party to the agreement (the “net amount”).

A Fund’s current obligations under a swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owing to the Fund) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to a swap counterparty will be covered by segregating or earmarking assets determined to be liquid. Obligations under swap agreements so covered will not be construed to be “senior securities” for purposes of a Fund’s investment restriction concerning senior securities. Because they are two-party contracts and because they may have terms of greater than seven days, swap agreements may be considered to be illiquid for purposes of the Funds’ illiquid investment limitations. A Fund will not enter into any swap agreement unless the Advisor believes that the other party to the transaction is creditworthy. A Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty. If such a default occurs, a Fund will have contractual remedies pursuant to the swap agreements, but such remedies may be subject to bankruptcy and insolvency laws which could affect the Fund’s right as a creditor.

Each Fund may enter into swap agreements to invest in a market without owning or taking physical custody of securities in circumstances in which direct investment is restricted for legal reasons or is otherwise impracticable. The counterparty to any swap agreement will typically be a bank, investment banking firm or broker/dealer. On a long swap, the counterparty will generally agree to pay the Fund the amount, if any, by which the notional amount of the swap agreement would have increased in value had it been invested in the particular stocks, plus the dividends that would have been received on those stocks. The Fund will agree to pay to the counterparty a floating rate of interest on the notional amount of the swap agreement plus the amount, if any, by which the notional amount would have decreased in value had it been invested in such stocks. Therefore, the return to the Fund on any swap agreement should be the gain or loss on the notional amount plus dividends on the stocks less the interest paid by the Fund on the notional amount. As a trading technique, the Advisor may substitute physical securities with a swap agreement having risk characteristics substantially similar to the underlying securities.

Swap agreements typically are settled on a net basis, which means that the two payment streams are netted out, with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. Payments may be made at the conclusion of a swap agreement or periodically during its term. Swap agreements do not involve the delivery of securities or other underlying assets. Accordingly, the risk of loss with respect to swap agreements is limited to the net amount of payments that a Fund is contractually obligated to make. If the other party to a swap agreement defaults, a Fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of payments that such Fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any. The net amount of the excess, if any, of a Fund’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each equity swap will be accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or liquid assets, having an aggregate NAV (the “NAV”) at least equal to such accrued excess will be earmarked or segregated by a Fund’s custodian. Inasmuch as these transactions are entered into for hedging purposes or are offset by earmarked or segregated cash or liquid assets, as permitted by applicable law, the Funds and their Advisor believe that transactions do not constitute senior securities within the meaning of the 1940 Act, and, accordingly, will not treat them as being subject to a Fund’s borrowing restrictions.

The swap market has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become relatively liquid in comparison with the markets for other similar instruments which are traded in the OTC market. The Advisor, under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, is responsible for determining and monitoring the liquidity of the Funds’ transactions in swap agreements.

 

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The use of equity swaps is a highly specialized activity which involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions.

Short Sales

The Funds may engage in short sales transactions. A short sale is a transaction in which a Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation that the market price of that security will decline. To complete such a transaction, a Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund is then obligated to replace the security borrowed by borrowing the same security from another lender, purchasing it at the market price at the time of replacement or paying the lender an amount equal to the cost of purchasing the security. The price at such time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by the Fund. Until the security is replaced, the Fund is required to repay the lender any dividends it receives, or interest which accrues, during the period of the loan. To borrow the security, the Fund also may be required to pay a premium, which would increase the cost of the security sold. The net proceeds of the short sale will be retained by the broker, to the extent necessary to meet the margin requirements, until the short position is closed out. A Fund also will incur transaction costs in effecting short sales.

The Funds may make short sales “against the box,” i.e., when a security identical to or convertible or exchangeable into one owned by a Fund is borrowed and sold short. Whenever a Fund engages in short sales, it earmarks or segregates liquid securities in an amount that, when combined with the amount of collateral deposited with the broker in connection with the short sale, equals the current market value of the security sold short. The earmarked or segregated assets are mark-to-market daily.

A Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the borrowed security. A Fund will realize a gain if the price of the security declines in price between those dates. The amount of any gain will be decreased, and the amount of any loss increased, by the amount of the premium, dividends or interest a Fund may be required to pay, if any, in connection with a short sale.

The Funds will not sell short the equity securities of issuers contained in the NASDAQ-100 Index.

Depositary Receipts

Some Funds may invest in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”). For many foreign securities, U.S. Dollar -denominated ADRs, which are traded in the United States on exchanges or OTC, are issued by domestic banks. ADRs represent the right to receive securities of foreign issuers deposited in a domestic bank or a correspondent bank. ADRs do not eliminate all the risk inherent in investing in the securities of foreign issuers. However, by investing in ADRs rather than directly in foreign issuers’ stock, the Funds can avoid currency risks during the settlement period for either purchase or sales.

In general, there is a large, liquid market in the United States for many ADRs. The information available for ADRs is subject to the accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards of the domestic market or exchange on which they are traded, which standards are more uniform and more exacting than those to which many foreign issuers may be subject. Certain ADRs, typically those denominated as unsponsored, require the holders thereof to bear most of the costs of such facilities, while issuers of sponsored facilities normally pay more of the costs thereof. The depository of an unsponsored facility frequently is under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities or to pass through the voting rights to facility holders with respect to the deposited securities, whereas the depository of a sponsored facility typically distributes shareholder communications and passes through the voting rights.

The Funds may invest in both sponsored and unsponsored ADRs. Unsponsored ADRs programs are organized independently and without the cooperation of the issuer of the underlying securities. As result, available information concerning the issuers may not be as current for sponsored ADRs, and the prices of unsponsored depository receipts may be more volatile than if such instruments were sponsored by the issuer.

A Fund may also invest in Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”). GDRs are receipts for shares in a foreign-based corporation traded in capital markets around the world. While ADRs permit foreign corporations to offer shares to American citizens, GDRs allow companies in Europe, Asia, the United States and Latin American to offer shares in many markets around the world.

 

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U.S. Government Securities

Each Fund also may invest in U.S. government securities in pursuit of their investment objectives, as “cover” for the investment techniques these Funds employ, or for liquidity purposes.

U.S. government securities include U.S. Treasury securities, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury and which differ only in their interest rates, maturities, and times of issuance. U.S. Treasury bills have initial maturities of one year or less; U.S. Treasury notes have initial maturities of one to ten years; and U.S. Treasury bonds generally have initial maturities of greater than ten years. Certain U.S. government securities are issued or guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. government including, but not limited to, obligations of U.S. government agencies or instrumentalities, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Government National Mortgage Association, the Small Business Administration, the Federal Farm Credit Administration, the Federal Home Loan Banks, Banks for Cooperatives (including the Central Bank for Cooperatives), the Federal Land Banks, the Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Federal Financing Bank, the Student Loan Marketing Association, and the National Credit Union Administration. Some obligations issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies and instrumentalities, including, for example, Government National Mortgage Association pass-through certificates, are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury. Other obligations issued by or guaranteed by Federal agencies, such as those securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association, are supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. government to purchase certain obligations of the federal agency but are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, while other obligations issued by or guaranteed by federal agencies, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Banks, are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. While the U.S. government provides financial support to such U.S. government-sponsored Federal agencies, no assurance can be given that the U.S. government will always do so, since the U.S. government is not so obligated by law. U.S. Treasury notes and bonds typically pay coupon interest semi-annually and repay the principal at maturity.

Yields on U.S. government securities are dependent on a variety of factors, including the general conditions of the money and bond markets, the size of a particular offering, and the maturity of the obligation. Debt securities with longer maturities tend to produce higher yields and are generally subject to potentially greater capital appreciation and depreciation than obligations with shorter maturities and lower yields. The market value of U.S. government securities generally varies inversely with changes in market interest rates. An increase in interest rates, therefore, would generally reduce the market value of a Fund’s portfolio investments in U.S. government securities, while a decline in interest rates would generally increase the market value of a Fund’s portfolio investments in these securities.

Repurchase Agreements

Each of the Funds may enter into repurchase agreements with financial institutions in pursuit of its investment objectives, as “cover” for the investment techniques it employs, or for liquidity purposes. Under a repurchase agreement, a Fund purchases a debt security and simultaneously agrees to sell the security back to the seller at a mutually agreed-upon future price and date, normally one day or a few days later. The resale price is greater than the purchase price, reflecting an agreed-upon market interest rate during the purchaser’s holding period. While the maturities of the underlying securities in repurchase transactions may be more than one year, the term of each repurchase agreement will always be less than one year. The Funds follow certain procedures designed to minimize the risks inherent in such agreements. These procedures include effecting repurchase transactions only with large, well-capitalized and well-established financial institutions whose condition will be continually monitored by ProShare Advisors. In addition, the value of the collateral underlying the repurchase agreement will always be at least equal to the repurchase price, including any accrued interest earned on the repurchase agreement. In the event of a default or bankruptcy by a selling financial institution, a Fund will seek to liquidate such collateral which could involve certain costs or delays and, to the extent that proceeds from any sale upon a default of the obligation to repurchase were less than the repurchase price, the Fund could suffer a loss. A Fund also may experience difficulties and incur certain costs in exercising its rights to the collateral and may lose the interest the Fund expected to receive under the repurchase agreement. Repurchase agreements usually are for short periods, such as

 

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one week or less, but may be longer. It is the current policy of the Funds not to invest in repurchase agreements that do not mature within seven days if any such investment, together with any other illiquid assets held by the Fund, amounts to more than 15% of the Fund’s total net assets. The investments of each of the Funds in repurchase agreements at times may be substantial when, in the view of ProShare Advisors, liquidity, investment, regulatory, or other considerations so warrant.

Money Market Instruments

To seek its investment objective, as a cash reserve, for liquidity purposes, or as “cover” for positions it has taken, a Fund may invest all or part of its assets in cash or cash equivalents, which include, but are not limited to, short-term money market instruments, U.S. government securities, certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances or repurchase agreements secured by U.S. government securities.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

Each Fund may use reverse repurchase agreements as part of its investment strategy. Reverse repurchase agreements involve sales by a Fund of portfolio assets concurrently with an agreement by the Fund to repurchase the same assets at a later date at a fixed price. Generally, the effect of such a transaction is that the Fund can recover all or most of the cash invested in the portfolio securities involved during the term of the reverse repurchase agreement, while the Fund will be able to keep the interest income associated with those portfolio securities. Such transactions are advantageous only if the interest cost to the Fund of the reverse repurchase transaction is less than the cost of obtaining the cash otherwise. Opportunities to achieve this advantage may not always be available, and the Fund intends to use the reverse repurchase technique only when the Advisor believes it will be to the Fund’s advantage to do so. The Fund will earmark or segregate cash or liquid instruments equal in value to the Fund’s obligations in respect of reverse repurchase agreements.

Borrowing

The Funds may borrow money for cash management purposes or investment purposes. Borrowing for investment is known as leveraging. Leveraging investments, by purchasing securities with borrowed money, is a speculative technique which increases investment risk, but also increases investment opportunity. Since substantially all of a Fund’s assets will fluctuate in value, whereas the interest obligations on borrowings may be fixed, the NAV per Share of the Fund will fluctuate more when the Fund is leveraging its investments than would otherwise be the case. Moreover, interest costs on borrowings may fluctuate with changing market rates of interest and may partially offset or exceed the returns on the borrowed funds. Under adverse conditions, a Fund might have to sell portfolio securities to meet interest or principal payments at a time when investment considerations would not favor such sales.

As required by the 1940 Act, a Fund must maintain continuous asset coverage (total assets, including assets acquired with borrowed funds, less liabilities exclusive of borrowings) of 300% of all amounts borrowed. If at any time the value of a Fund’s assets should fail to meet this 300% coverage test, the Fund, within three days (not including weekends and holidays), will reduce the amount of the Fund’s borrowings to the extent necessary to meet this 300% coverage requirement. Maintenance of this percentage limitation may result in the sale of portfolio securities at a time when investment considerations would not favor such sale. In addition to the foregoing, the Funds are authorized to borrow money as a temporary measure for extraordinary or emergency purposes in amounts not in excess of 5% of the value of each Fund’s total assets. This borrowing is not subject to the foregoing 300% asset coverage requirement. The Funds are authorized to pledge portfolio securities as ProShare Advisors deems appropriate in connection with any borrowings.

Each Fund may also enter into reverse repurchase agreements, which may be viewed as a form of borrowing, with financial institutions. However, to the extent a Fund “covers” its repurchase obligations as described above in “Reverse Repurchase Agreements,” such agreement will not be considered to be a “senior security” and, therefore, will not be subject to the 300% asset coverage requirement otherwise applicable to borrowings by that Fund.

 

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Lending of Portfolio Securities

Subject to the Funds’ investment restrictions set forth below, a Fund may lend its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers, and financial institutions, provided that cash equal to at least 100% of the market value of the securities loaned is deposited by the borrower with the Fund and is maintained each business day in a segregated account pursuant to applicable regulations. While such securities are on loan, the borrower will pay the lending Fund any income accruing thereon, and the Fund may invest the cash collateral in portfolio securities, thereby earning additional income. A Fund will not lend more than 33 1/3% of the value of the Fund’s total assets. Loans will be subject to termination by the lending Fund on four business days’ notice, or by the borrower on one day’s notice. Borrowed securities must be returned when the loan is terminated. Any gain or loss in the market price of the borrowed securities which occurs during the term of the loan inures to the lending Fund and that Fund’s shareholders. There may be risks of delay in receiving additional collateral or risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the securities lent should the borrower of the securities fail financially. A Fund may pay reasonable finders, borrowers, administrative and custodial fees in connection with a loan.

When-Issued and Delayed-Delivery Securities

Each Fund, from time to time, in the ordinary course of business, may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis (i.e., delivery and payment can take place between a month and 120 days after the date of the transaction). These securities are subject to market fluctuations and no interest accrues to the purchaser during this period. At the time a Fund makes the commitment to purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis, the Fund will record the transaction and thereafter reflect the value of the securities, each day, in determining the Fund’s NAV. Each Fund will not purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed-delivery basis if, as a result, more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets would be so invested. At the time of delivery of the securities, the value of the securities may be more or less than the purchase price.

The Trust will earmark or segregate cash or liquid instruments equal to or greater in value than the Fund’s purchase commitments for such when-issued or delayed-delivery securities, or when the Trust does not believe that a Fund’s NAV or income will be adversely affected by the Fund’s purchase of securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

Investments in Other Investment Companies

The Funds may invest in the securities of other investment companies to the extent that such an investment would be consistent with the requirements of the 1940 Act or any exemptive order issued by the SEC. If a Fund invests in, and, thus, is a shareholder of, another investment company, the Fund’s shareholders will indirectly bear the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by such other investment company, including advisory fees, in addition to both the management fees payable directly by the Fund to the Fund’s own investment advisor and the other expenses that the Fund bears directly in connection with the Fund’s own operations. See “Investments in Other Investment Companies” in the Prospectus for more information.

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Each Fund may invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). Equity REITs invest primarily in real property while mortgage REITs make construction, development and long term mortgage loans. Their value may be affected by changes in the value of the underlying property of the REIT, the creditworthiness of the issuer, property taxes, interest rates, and tax and regulatory requirements, such as those relating to the environment. REITs are dependent upon management skill, are not diversified and are subject to heavy cash flow dependency, default by borrowers, self liquidation and the possibility of failing to qualify for tax free income status under the Code and failing to maintain exempt status under the 1940 Act.

Illiquid Securities

Each Fund may purchase illiquid securities, including securities that are not readily marketable and securities that are not registered (“restricted securities”) under the 1933 Act, but which can be sold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A under the 1933 Act. A Fund will not invest more than 15% of the Fund’s net assets in illiquid securities. The term “illiquid securities” for this purpose means securities that cannot be disposed of within seven days in the ordinary course of business at approximately the amount at which the Fund has valued the securities. Under the current guidelines of the staff of the SEC, illiquid securities also are considered to include,

 

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among other securities, purchased OTC options, certain cover for OTC options, repurchase agreements with maturities in excess of seven days, and certain securities whose disposition is restricted under the Federal securities laws. The Fund may not be able to sell illiquid securities when ProShare Advisors considers it desirable to do so or may have to sell such securities at a price that is lower than the price that could be obtained if the securities were more liquid. In addition, the sale of illiquid securities also may require more time and may result in higher dealer discounts and other selling expenses than does the sale of securities that are not illiquid. Illiquid securities also may be more difficult to value due to the unavailability of reliable market quotations for such securities, and investments in illiquid securities may have an adverse impact on NAV.

Institutional markets for restricted securities have developed as a result of the promulgation of Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, which provides a safe harbor from 1933 Act registration requirements for qualifying sales to institutional investors. When Rule 144A securities present an attractive investment opportunity and otherwise meet selection criteria, a Fund may make such investments. Whether or not such securities are illiquid depends on the market that exists for the particular security. The staff of the SEC has taken the position that the liquidity of Rule 144A restricted securities is a question of fact for a board of trustees to determine, such determination to be based on a consideration of the readily-available trading markets and the review of any contractual restrictions. The staff also has acknowledged that, while a board of trustees retains ultimate responsibility, trustees may delegate this function to an investment advisor. The Board of Trustees has delegated this responsibility for determining the liquidity of Rule 144A restricted securities which may be invested in by a Fund to ProShare Advisors. It is not possible to predict with assurance exactly how the market for Rule 144A restricted securities or any other security will develop. A security which when purchased enjoyed a fair degree of marketability may subsequently become illiquid and, accordingly, a security which was deemed to be liquid at the time of acquisition may subsequently become illiquid. In such event, appropriate remedies will be considered to minimize the effect on the Fund’s liquidity.

Portfolio Turnover

A Fund’s portfolio turnover may vary from year to year, as well as within a year. The overall reasonableness of brokerage commissions is evaluated by ProShare Advisors based upon its knowledge of available information as to the general level of commissions paid by other institutional investors for comparable services. In addition, a Fund’s portfolio turnover level may adversely affect the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective. “Portfolio Turnover Rate” is defined under the rules of the SEC as the value of the securities purchased or securities sold, excluding all securities whose maturities at time of acquisition were one year or less, divided by the average monthly value of such securities owned during the year. Based on this definition, instruments with remaining maturities of less than one year are excluded from the calculation of Portfolio Turnover Rate. Instruments excluded from the calculation of portfolio turnover generally would include the futures contracts and option contracts in which the Funds invest since such contracts generally have a remaining maturity of less than one year. Pursuant to the formula prescribed by the SEC, the Portfolio Turnover Rate for each Fund is calculated without regard to instruments, including options and futures contracts, having a maturity of less than one year. ETFs, such as the Funds, may incur very low levels of portfolio turnover (or none at all in accordance with the SEC methodology described above) because of the way in which they operate and the way shares are created in creation units. For those Funds that commenced operations prior to May 31, 2008, each such Fund’s turnover rate for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008 is set forth in the Annual Report to Shareholders.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

As discussed above and in the Prospectus, the Funds present certain risks, some of which are further described below.

Tracking and Correlation

While the Funds do not expect that their daily returns will deviate adversely from their respective daily investment objectives, several factors may affect their ability to achieve this correlation. Among these factors are: (1) a Fund’s expenses, including brokerage (which may be increased by high portfolio turnover) and the cost of the investment techniques employed by that Fund; (2) less than all of the securities in the benchmark index being held by a Fund and securities not included in the benchmark index being held by a Fund; (3) an imperfect correlation between the performance of instruments held by a Fund, such as futures contracts, and the performance of the underlying securities in the cash market; (4) bid-ask spreads (the effect of which may be increased by portfolio

 

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turnover); (5) holding instruments traded in a market that has become illiquid or disrupted; (6) a Fund’s Share prices being rounded to the nearest cent; (7) changes to the benchmark index that are not disseminated in advance; (8) the need to conform a Fund’s portfolio holdings to comply with investment restrictions or policies or regulatory or tax law requirements; and (9) early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of a Fund trade, resulting in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions. While close tracking of any Fund to its benchmark may be achieved on any single trading day, over time the cumulative percentage increase or decrease in the NAV of the Shares of a Fund may diverge significantly from the cumulative percentage decrease or increase in the benchmark due to a compounding effect.

Leverage

Each Fund intends to use, on a regular basis, leveraged investment techniques in pursuing its investment objectives. Utilization of leverage involves special risks and should be considered to be speculative. Leverage exists when a Fund achieves the right to a return on a capital base that exceeds the amount the Fund has invested. Leverage creates the potential for greater gains to Fund shareholders during favorable market conditions and the risk of magnified losses during adverse market conditions. Leverage is likely to cause higher volatility of the NAVs of these Funds’ Shares. Leverage may involve the creation of a liability that does not entail any interest costs or the creation of a liability that requires the Fund to pay interest which would decrease the Fund’s total return to shareholders. If these Funds achieve their investment objectives, during adverse market conditions, shareholders should experience a loss greater than they would have incurred had these Funds not been leveraged.

Special Note Regarding the Correlation Risks of Leveraged Funds . As discussed in the Prospectus, some of the Funds are “leveraged” funds in the sense that they have investment objectives to match a multiple of the performance of an index on a given day. These Funds are subject to all of the correlation risks described in the Prospectus. In addition, there is a special form of correlation risk that derives from these Funds’ use of leverage, which is that for periods greater than one day, the use of leverage tends to cause the performance of a Fund to be either greater than, or less than, the index performance times the stated multiple in the Fund’s investment objective.

A leveraged fund’s return for periods longer than one day is primarily a function of the following:

 

a) index performance;

 

b) index volatility;

 

c) financing rates associated with leverage;

 

d) other Fund expenses;

 

e) dividends paid by companies in the index; and

 

f) period of time.

The fund performance for a leveraged Fund can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the factors described above. The tables on the next two pages illustrate the impact of two factors, index volatility and index performance, on a leveraged fund. Index volatility is a statistical measure of the magnitude of fluctuations in the returns of an index and is calculated as the standard deviation of the natural logarithms of one plus the index return (calculated daily), multiplied by the square root of the number of trading days per year (assumed to be 252). The tables show estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of index performance and index volatility over a one -year period. Assumptions used in the tables include: (a) no dividends paid by the companies included in the index; (b) no fund expenses; and (c) borrowing/lending rates (to obtain leverage) of zero percent. If Fund expenses were included, the Fund’s performance would be lower than shown.

The first table below shows an example in which a leveraged Fund that has an investment objective to correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of an index. The leveraged Fund could be expected to achieve a 20% return on a yearly basis if the index performance was 10%, absent any costs or the correlation risk or other factors described above and in the Prospectus under “Correlation Risk.” However, as the table shows, with an index volatility of 20%, such a Fund would return 16.3%, again absent any costs or other factors described above and in the Prospectus under “Correlation Risk.” In the charts below, areas shaded green represent those scenarios where a

 

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leveraged Fund with the investment objective described will outperform (i.e., return more than) the index performance times the stated multiple in the Fund’s investment objective; conversely areas shaded red represent those scenarios where the Fund will underperform (i.e., return less than) the index performance times the stated multiple in the Fund’s investment objective.

Estimated Fund Return Over One Year When the Fund Objective is to Seek Daily Investment Results, Before Fund Fees and Expenses and Leverage Costs, that Correspond to Twice (200%) the Daily Performance of an Index.

 

One Year Index

Performance

  200%
One Year Index

Performance
  Index Volatility  
    0%     5%     10%     15%     20%     25%     30%     35%     40%  
-40%   -80%   -64.0 %   -64.1 %   -64.4 %   -64.8 %   -65.4 %   -66.2 %   -67.1 %   -68.2 %   -69.3 %
-35%   -70%   -57.8 %   -57.9 %   -58.2 %   -58.7 %   -59.4 %   -60.3 %   -61.4 %   -62.6 %   -64.0 %
-30%   -60%   -51.0 %   -51.1 %   -51.5 %   -52.1 %   -52.9 %   -54.0 %   -55.2 %   -56.6 %   -58.2 %
-25%   -50%   -43.8 %   -43.9 %   -44.3 %   -45.0 %   -46.0 %   -47.2 %   -48.6 %   -50.2 %   -52.1 %
-20%   -40%   -36.0 %   -36.2 %   -36.6 %   -37.4 %   -38.5 %   -39.9 %   -41.5 %   -43.4 %   -45.5 %
-15%   -30%   -27.8 %   -27.9 %   -28.5 %   -29.4 %   -30.6 %   -32.1 %   -34.0 %   -36.1 %   -38.4 %
-10%   -20%   -19.0 %   -19.2 %   -19.8 %   -20.8 %   -22.2 %   -23.9 %   -26.0 %   -28.3 %   -31.0 %
-5%   -10%   -9.8 %   -10.0 %   -10.6 %   -11.8 %   -13.3 %   -15.2 %   -17.5 %   -20.2 %   -23.1 %
0%   0%   0.0 %   -0.2 %   -1.0 %   -2.2 %   -3.9 %   -6.1 %   -8.6 %   -11.5 %   -14.8 %
5%   10%   10.3 %   10.0 %   9.2 %   7.8 %   5.9 %   3.6 %   0.8 %   -2.5 %   -6.1 %
10%   20%   21.0 %   20.7 %   19.8 %   18.3 %   16.3 %   13.7 %   10.6 %   7.0 %   3.1 %
15%   30%   32.3 %   31.9 %   30.9 %   29.3 %   27.1 %   24.2 %   20.9 %   17.0 %   12.7 %
20%   40%   44.0 %   43.6 %   42.6 %   40.8 %   38.4 %   35.3 %   31.6 %   27.4 %   22.7 %
25%   50%   56.3 %   55.9 %   54.7 %   52.8 %   50.1 %   46.8 %   42.8 %   38.2 %   33.1 %
30%   60%   69.0 %   68.6 %   67.3 %   65.2 %   62.4 %   58.8 %   54.5 %   49.5 %   44.0 %
35%   70%   82.3 %   81.8 %   80.4 %   78.2 %   75.1 %   71.2 %   66.6 %   61.2 %   55.3 %
40%   80%   96.0 %   95.5 %   94.0 %   91.6 %   88.3 %   84.1 %   79.1 %   73.4 %   67.0 %

Estimated Fund Return Over One Year When the Fund Objective is to Seek Daily Investment Results, Before Fees and Expenses, that Correspond to the Inverse of the Daily Performance of an Index.

 

One Year Index
Performance

  Inverse of
One Year Index
Performance
  Index Volatility  
    0%     5%     10%     15%     20%     25%     30%     35%     40%  
-40%   40%   66.7 %   66.3 %   65.0 %   63.0 %   60.1 %   56.6 %   52.3 %   47.5 %   42.0 %
-35%   35%   53.8 %   53.5 %   52.3 %   50.4 %   47.8 %   44.5 %   40.6 %   36.1 %   31.1 %
-30%   30%   42.9 %   42.5 %   41.4 %   39.7 %   37.3 %   34.2 %   30.6 %   26.4 %   21.7 %
-25%   25%   33.3 %   33.0 %   32.0 %   30.4 %   28.1 %   25.3 %   21.9 %   18.0 %   13.6 %
-20%   20%   25.0 %   24.7 %   23.8 %   22.2 %   20.1 %   17.4 %   14.2 %   10.6 %   6.5 %
-15%   15%   17.6 %   17.4 %   16.5 %   15.0 %   13.0 %   10.5 %   7.5 %   4.1 %   0.3 %
-10%   10%   11.1 %   10.8 %   10.0 %   8.6 %   6.8 %   4.4 %   1.5 %   -1.7 %   -5.3 %
-5%   5%   5.3 %   5.0 %   4.2 %   2.9 %   1.1 %   -1.1 %   -3.8 %   -6.9 %   -10.3 %
0%   0%   0.0 %   -0.2 %   -1.0 %   -2.2 %   -3.9 %   -6.1 %   -8.6 %   -11.5 %   -14.8 %
5%   -5%   -4.8 %   -5.0 %   -5.7 %   -6.9 %   -8.5 %   -10.5 %   -13.0 %   -15.7 %   -18.8 %
10%   -10%   -9.1 %   -9.3 %   -10.0 %   -11.1 %   -12.7 %   -14.6 %   -16.9 %   -19.6 %   -22.5 %
15%   -15%   -13.0 %   -13.3 %   -13.9 %   -15.0 %   -16.5 %   -18.3 %   -20.5 %   -23.1 %   -25.9 %
20%   -20%   -16.7 %   -16.9 %   -17.5 %   -18.5 %   -19.9 %   -21.7 %   -23.8 %   -26.3 %   -29.0 %
25%   -25%   -20.0 %   -20.2 %   -20.8 %   -21.8 %   -23.1 %   -24.8 %   -26.9 %   -29.2 %   -31.8 %
30%   -30%   -23.1 %   -23.3 %   -23.8 %   -24.8 %   -26.1 %   -27.7 %   -29.7 %   -31.9 %   -34.5 %
35%   -35%   -25.9 %   -26.1 %   -26.7 %   -27.6 %   -28.8 %   -30.4 %   -32.3 %   -34.5 %   -36.9 %
40%   -40%   -28.6 %   -28.7 %   -29.3 %   -30.2 %   -31.4 %   -32.9 %   -34.7 %   -36.8 %   -39.1 %

 

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Estimated Fund Return Over One Year When the Fund Objective is to Seek Daily Investment Results, Before Fees and Expenses, that Correspond to Twice (200%) the Inverse of the Daily Performance of an Index.

 

One Year Index
Performance

  200% Inverse of
One Year
Index
Performance
  Index Volatility
    0%   5%   10%   15%   20%   25%   30%   35%   40%
-40%   80%   177.8%   175.7%   169.6%   159.6%   146.4%   130.3%   112.0%   92.4%   71.9%
-35%   70%   136.7%   134.9%   129.7%   121.2%   109.9%   96.2%   80.7%   63.9%   46.5%
-30%   60%   104.1%   102.6%   98.1%   90.8%   81.0%   69.2%   55.8%   41.3%   26.3%
-25%   50%   77.8%   76.4%   72.5%   66.2%   57.7%   47.4%   35.7%   23.1%   10.0%
-20%   40%   56.3%   55.1%   51.6%   46.1%   38.6%   29.5%   19.3%   8.2%   -3.3%
-15%   30%   38.4%   37.4%   34.3%   29.4%   22.8%   14.7%   5.7%   -4.2%   -14.4%
-10%   20%   23.5%   22.5%   19.8%   15.4%   9.5%   2.3%   -5.8%   -14.5%   -23.6%
-5%   10%   10.8%   10.0%   7.5%   3.6%   -1.7%   -8.1%   -15.4%   -23.3%   -31.4%
0%   0%   0.0%   -0.7%   -3.0%   -6.5%   -11.3%   -17.1%   -23.7%   -30.8%   -38.1%
5%   -10%   -9.3%   -10.0%   -12.0%   -15.2%   -19.6%   -24.8%   -30.8%   -37.2%   -43.9%
10%   -20%   -17.4%   -18.0%   -19.8%   -22.7%   -26.7%   -31.5%   -36.9%   -42.8%   -48.9%
15%   -30%   -24.4%   -25.0%   -26.6%   -29.3%   -32.9%   -37.3%   -42.3%   -47.6%   -53.2%
20%   -40%   -30.6%   -31.1%   -32.6%   -35.1%   -38.4%   -42.4%   -47.0%   -51.9%   -57.0%
25%   -50%   -36.0%   -36.5%   -37.9%   -40.2%   -43.2%   -46.9%   -51.1%   -55.7%   -60.4%
30%   -60%   -40.8%   -41.3%   -42.6%   -44.7%   -47.5%   -50.9%   -54.8%   -59.0%   -63.4%
35%   -70%   -45.1%   -45.5%   -46.8%   -48.7%   -51.3%   -54.5%   -58.1%   -62.0%   -66.0%
40%   -80%   -49.0%   -49.4%   -50.5%   -52.3%   -54.7%   -57.7%   -61.1%   -64.7%   -68.4%

The foregoing tables are intended to isolate the effect of index volatility and index performance on the return of a leveraged Fund. The Fund’s actual returns may be significantly greater or less than the returns shown above as a result of any of factors discussed above or under “Correlation Risk” in the Prospectus.

Non-Diversified Status

Each Fund is a “non-diversified” series of the Trust. A Fund’s classification as a “non-diversified” investment company means that the proportion of the Fund’s assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer is not limited by the 1940 Act. Each Fund, however, intends to seek to qualify as a “regulated investment company” (“RIC”) for purposes of the Code, which imposes diversification requirements on these Funds that are less restrictive than the requirements applicable to the “diversified” investment companies under the 1940 Act. With respect to a “non-diversified” Fund, a relatively high percentage of such a Fund’s assets may be invested in the securities of a limited number of issuers, primarily within the same economic sector. That Fund’s portfolio securities, therefore, may be more susceptible to any single economic, political, or regulatory occurrence than the portfolio securities of a more diversified investment company.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

Each Fund has adopted certain investment restrictions as fundamental policies which cannot be changed without the approval of the holders of a “majority” of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. As defined in the 1940 Act, the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities means the lesser of: (i) 67% or more of the voting securities of the series present at a duly called meeting of shareholders, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund are present or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the series. (All policies of a Fund not specifically identified in this SAI or the Prospectus as fundamental may be changed without a vote of the shareholders of the Fund, upon approval of a majority of the Trustees.) For purposes of the following limitations, all percentage limitations apply immediately after a purchase or initial investment.

A Fund may not:

 

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  2. Purchase or sell real estate, except that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Fund may invest in securities directly or indirectly secured by real estate or interests therein or issued by companies that invest in real estate or interests therein.

 

  3. Make loans to other persons, except that the acquisition of bonds, debentures or other corporate debt securities and investment in government obligations, commercial paper, pass-through instruments, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and repurchase agreements and purchase and sale contracts and any similar instruments shall not be deemed to be the making of a loan, and except, further, that the Fund may lend its portfolio securities, provided that the lending of portfolio securities may be made only in accordance with applicable law and the guidelines set forth in the Prospectus and this SAI, as they may be amended from time to time.

 

  4. Issue senior securities to the extent such issuance would violate applicable law.

 

  5. Borrow money, except that the Fund (i) may borrow from banks (as defined in the 1940 Act) in amounts up to 33 1/3% of its total assets (including the amount borrowed), (ii) may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, borrow up to an additional 5% of its total assets for temporary purposes, (iii) may obtain such short-term credit as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of portfolio securities, (iv) may purchase securities on margin to the extent permitted by applicable law and (v) may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. The Fund may not pledge its assets other than to secure such borrowings or, to the extent permitted by the Fund’s investment policies as set forth in the Prospectus and SAI, as they may be amended from time to time, in connection with hedging transactions, short sales, when-issued and forward commitment transactions and similar investment strategies.

 

  6. Underwrite securities of other issuers, except insofar as the Fund technically may be deemed an underwriter under the 1933 Act, in selling portfolio securities.

 

  7. Purchase or sell commodities or contracts on commodities, except to the extent the Fund may do so in accordance with applicable law and the Fund’s Prospectus and SAI, as they may be amended from time to time.

No Fund will concentrate (i.e., hold more than 25% of its assets in the stocks of a single industry or group of industries) its investments in issuers of one or more particular industries, except that a Fund will concentrate to approximately the same extent that its underlying Index concentrates in the stocks of such particular industry or industries. For purposes of this limitation, securities of the U.S. government (including its agencies and instrumentalities) and tax-free securities of state or municipal governments and their political subdivisions (and repurchase agreements collateralized by government securities) are not considered to be issued by members of any industry.

PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS AND BROKERAGE

Subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees, ProShare Advisors is responsible for decisions to buy and sell securities for each of the Funds, the selection of brokers and dealers to effect the transactions, and the negotiation of brokerage commissions, if any. ProShare Advisors expects that the Funds may execute brokerage or other agency transactions through registered broker-dealers, who receive compensation for their services, in conformity with the 1940 Act, the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Compensation may also be paid in connection with riskless principal transactions (in NASDAQ or OTC securities and securities listed on an exchange) and agency NASDAQ or OTC transactions executed with an electronic communications network or an alternative trading system.

ProShare Advisors may serve as an investment manager to and may place portfolio transactions on behalf of a number of clients, including other investment companies. It is the practice of ProShare Advisors to cause purchase and sale transactions to be allocated among the Funds and others whose assets ProShare Advisors manages in such manner as ProShare Advisors deems equitable. The main factors considered by ProShare Advisors in making such allocations among the Funds and other client accounts of ProShare Advisors are the respective investment objectives, the relative size of portfolio holdings of the same or comparable securities, the availability of cash for investment, the size of investment commitments generally held and the opinions of the person(s) responsible, if any, for managing the portfolios of the Funds and the other client accounts.

 

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The policy of each Fund regarding purchases and sales of securities for a Fund’s portfolio is that primary consideration will be given to obtaining the most favorable prices and efficient executions of transactions. Consistent with this policy, when securities transactions are effected on a stock exchange, each Fund’s policy is to pay commissions that are considered fair and reasonable without necessarily determining that the lowest possible commissions are paid in all circumstances. Each Fund believes that a requirement always to seek the lowest possible commission cost could impede effective portfolio management and preclude the Fund and ProShare Advisors from obtaining a high quality of brokerage (and potentially research) services. In seeking to determine the reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid in any transaction, ProShare Advisors relies upon its experience and knowledge regarding commissions generally charged by various brokers and on its judgment in evaluating the brokerage and research services received from the broker effecting the transaction. Such determinations are necessarily subjective and imprecise, as, in most cases, an exact dollar value for those services is not ascertainable.

Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities are normally transacted through issuers, underwriters or major dealers in U.S. government securities acting as principals. Such transactions are made on a net basis and do not involve payment of brokerage commissions. The cost of securities purchased from an underwriter usually includes a commission paid by the issuer to the underwriters; transactions with dealers normally reflect the spread between bid and asked prices.

In seeking to implement a Fund’s policies, ProShare Advisors effects transactions with those brokers and dealers who ProShare Advisors believes provide the most favorable prices and are capable of providing efficient executions. If ProShare Advisors believes such prices and executions are obtainable from more than one broker or dealer, ProShare Advisors may give consideration to placing portfolio transactions with those brokers and dealers who also furnish research and other services to the Fund or ProShare Advisors. Such services may include, but are not limited to, any one or more of the following: information as to the availability of securities for purchase or sale; statistical or factual information or opinions pertaining to investment; wire services; and appraisals or evaluations of portfolio securities. If the broker-dealer providing these additional services is acting as a principal for its own account, no commissions would be payable. If the broker-dealer is not a principal, a higher commission may be justified, at the determination of ProShare Advisors, for the additional services.

The information and services received by ProShare Advisors from brokers and dealers may be of benefit to ProShare Advisors in the management of accounts of some of ProShare Advisors’ other clients and may not in all cases benefit a Fund directly. While the receipt of such information and services is useful in varying degrees and would generally reduce the amount of research or services otherwise performed by ProShare Advisors and thereby reduce ProShare Advisors’ expenses, this information and these services are of indeterminable value and the management fee paid to ProShare Advisors is not reduced by any amount that may be attributable to the value of such information and services.

ProShare Advisors does not consider sales of Shares as a factor in the selection of broker-dealers to execute portfolio transactions.

 

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The table below sets forth the brokerage commissions paid by each Fund for the period noted for each Fund that was operational during that period:

 

Fund

   Commissions
Paid

During Fiscal
Year

Ended
May 31, 2007
   Commissions
Paid

During Fiscal
Year

Ended
May 31, 2008
   Aggregate Total

ProShares Ultra QQQ

   $ 70,520    $ 241,495    $ 312,015

ProShares Ultra Dow30

   $ 27,058    $ 57,736    $ 84,794

ProShares Ultra S&P500

   $ 32,851    $ 123,303    $ 156,154

ProShares Ultra MidCap400

   $ 19,388    $ 20,179    $ 39,567

ProShares Ultra SmallCap600

   $ 2,330    $ 2,309    $ 4,639

ProShares Ultra Russell2000

   $ 6,468    $ 28,050    $ 34,518

ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Value

   $ 1,248    $ 892    $ 2,140

ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Growth

   $ 1,234    $ 4,351    $ 5,585

ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Value

   $ 1,242    $ 1,561    $ 2,803

ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Growth

   $ 1,233    $ 4,705    $ 5,938

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Value

   $ 1,267    $ 1,599    $ 2,866

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Growth

   $ 1,259    $ 1,740    $ 2,999

ProShares Ultra Basic Materials

   $ 1,374    $ 5,021    $ 6,395

ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods

   $ 1,166    $ 766    $ 1,932

ProShares Ultra Consumer Services

   $ 1,728    $ 176    $ 1,904

ProShares Ultra Financials

   $ 2,362    $ 108,268    $ 110,630

ProShares Ultra Health Care

   $ 1,187    $ 1,761    $ 2,948

ProShares Ultra Industrials

   $ 1,341    $ 1,082    $ 2,423

ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas

   $ 3,121    $ 21,928    $ 25,049

ProShares Ultra Real Estate

   $ 4,284    $ 5,084    $ 9,368

ProShares Ultra Semiconductors

   $ 1,220    $ 7,878    $ 9,098

ProShares Ultra Technology

   $ 1,835    $ 10,797    $ 12,632

ProShares Ultra Telecommunications

     0    $ 1,162    $ 1,162

ProShares Ultra Utilities

   $ 1,286    $ 1,049    $ 2,335

ProShares Short QQQ

   $ 10,386    $ 18,720    $ 29,106

ProShares Short Dow 30

   $ 3,002    $ 11,063    $ 14,065

ProShares Short S&P 500

   $ 5,744    $ 24,686    $ 30,430

ProShares Short MidCap400

   $ 4,806    $ 5,661    $ 10,467

ProShares Short SmallCap600

     0      0      0

ProShares Short Russell2000

   $ 380    $ 4,576    $ 4,956

ProShares UltraShort QQQ

   $ 120,688    $ 459,072    $ 579,760

ProShares UltraShort Dow 30

   $ 10,394    $ 90,612    $ 101,006

ProShares UltraShort S&P 500

   $ 24,996    $ 389,920    $ 414,916

ProShares UltraShort MidCap400

   $ 8,124    $ 35,225    $ 43,349

ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000

   $ 2,712    $ 91,304    $ 94,016

ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Value

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Growth

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Value

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Value

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Growth

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Financials

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Health Care

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Industrials

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Real Estate

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Technology

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Utilities

     0      0      0

ProShares Short MSCI EAFE

     0      0      0

ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan

     0      0      0

ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

     0    $ 162    $ 162

ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury

     0    $ 602    $ 602

 

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MANAGEMENT OF PROSHARES TRUST

Trustees and Officers

The Trust’s officers (“Officers”), under the supervision of the Board of Trustees, manage the day-to-day operations of the Trust. The Trustees set broad policies for the Trust and choose its Officers. One Trustee and all of the Officers of the Trust are directors, officers or employees of ProShare Advisors or J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co., except for Simon D. Collier, the Trust’s treasurer, who is a principal of Foreside Compliance Services, LLC. The other Trustees are Independent Trustees. The Trustees and some Officers are also directors and officers of some or all of the other funds in the Fund Complex. The Fund Complex includes all funds advised by ProShare Advisors and any funds that have an investment advisor that is an affiliated person of ProShare Advisors.

The Trustees, their age, term of office and length of time served, their principal business occupations during the past five years, the number of portfolios in the Fund Complex overseen and other directorships, if any, held by each Trustee, are shown below. The Officers, their age, term of office and length of time served and their principal business occupations during the past five years, are shown below. Unless noted otherwise, the address of each Trustee and each Officer is: c/o ProShares Trust, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000, Bethesda, MD 20814.

 

Name, Address, and Age

   Term of
Office and
Length of

Time Served
  

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years

  

Number of

Operational

Portfolios* in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee

   Other Directorships
Held by Trustee

Independent Trustees

           
Russell S. Reynolds, III Age: 51    Indefinite;
October 1997
to present
  

RSR Partners (Executive Recruitment): Managing Director (May 2007 to present);

Directorship Search Group, Inc. (Executive Recruitment): President (May 2004 to May 2007); Managing Director (March 1993 to April 2004)

   ProShares (65) ProFunds (113) Access One Trust (2)    Directorship Search
Group, Inc.
Michael C. Wachs Age: 47    Indefinite;
October 1997
to present
   AMC Delancey Group, Inc. (Real Estate Development): Executive Vice President (January 2001 to Present); Delancey Investment Group, Inc. (Real Estate Development): Vice President (May 1996 to December 2000)    ProShares (65) ProFunds (113) Access One Trust (2)    AMC Delancey
Group, Inc.
Interested Trustee            

Michael L. Sapir**

Age: 50

   Indefinite;

April 1997 to
present

   Chairman of the Trust (November 2005 to present); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ProShare Advisors (November 2005 to present) and ProFund Advisors (May 1997 to present)    ProShares (65) ProFunds (113) Access One Trust (2)    None

 

* The “Fund Complex” consists of all funds advised by ProFund Advisors LLC and ProShare Advisors LLC.
** Mr. Sapir is an “interested person,” as defined by the 1940 Act, because of his employment with the Trust and his employment with and ownership interest in the Advisor.

 

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Executive Officers

 

Name, Address and Age

  

Position(s) Held

with Trust

  

Term of Office and

Length of Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Louis M. Mayberg

Age: 45

   President    Indefinite; November 14, 2005 to present    President of ProShare Advisors (November 2005 to present) and ProFund Advisors (May 1997 to present)

Simon D. Collier

Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

Age: 46

   Treasurer    Indefinite; June 19, 2006 to present    Partner, Foreside Financial Group, LLC since April 2005 (Managing Partner from April 2005 – May 2008); President and Founder, Sondent Group, LLC (financial services consulting company) since May 2008; Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director, Global Fund Services, Citigroup 2003-2005

Victor M. Frye, Esq.

Age: 49

   Chief Compliance Officer and AML Officer    Indefinite; November 14, 2005 to present    Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of ProFund Advisors (October 2002 to present); Calvert Group, Ltd.: Counsel, Compliance Officer and Assistant Secretary (January 1999 to October 2002)

Stephenie E. Adams

Age: 38

   Acting Secretary    Indefinite; September 2007 to present    Vice President of ProFund Advisors LLC (January 2007 to present); Assistant Vice President of ProFund Advisors LCC (December 2002 to December 2006)

Gregory Pickard, Esq.

73 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02108

Age: 42

   Assistant Secretary    Indefinite; November 14, 2005 to present    Executive Director and Associate General Counsel for J.P. Morgan Investor Services, Co. since July 2001

Charles Todd

73 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02108

Age: 36

   Assistant Treasurer    Indefinite; June 19, 2006 to present    Vice President within the Fund Administration Department of J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co., formerly serving as Assistant Vice President for over 5 years

Gary A. Casagrande

73 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02108

Age: 35

   Assistant Treasurer    Indefinite; March 31, 2007 to present    Vice President within the Fund Administration Department of J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co. since August 2006. Senior Manager with Fund Administration Department at Investors Bank and Trust Co (April 2005 to August 2006). Project and relationship manager at Deutsche Bank (July 2000 to April 2005)

Listed below for each Trustee is a dollar range of securities beneficially owned in the Trust, together with the aggregate dollar range of equity securities in all registered investment companies overseen by each Trustee that are in the same family of investment companies as the Trust, as of December 31, 2007.

 

Name of Trustee

   Dollar Range of Equity Securities in
the Trust
  

Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity

Securities in All Registered Investment

Companies Overseen by Trustee in

Family of Investment Companies

Independent Trustees

     

Russell S. Reynolds, III, Trustee

   $0    $0

Michael C. Wachs, Trustee

   $0    $0

Interested Trustee

     

Michael L. Sapir, Trustee and Chairman

   $0    $10,001 - $50,000

 

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None of the Trust’s Officers or Trustees, nor their immediate family members, have an interest in the Advisor or its affiliates other than Mr. Mayberg (President of the Trust) and Mr. Sapir (Chairman of the Board) both of whom and their immediate family members have an ownership interest in the Advisor and its affiliates.

Committees

The Board of Trustees has an Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is composed entirely of Independent Trustees. Currently, the Audit Committee is composed of Messrs. Wachs and Reynolds. The Audit Committee makes recommendations to the full Board of Trustees with respect to the engagement of an independent registered public accounting firm and reviews with the independent registered public accounting firm the plan and results of the internal controls, audit engagement and matters having a material effect on the Trust’s financial operations. During the past fiscal year, the Audit Committee has met twice, and the Board of Trustees has met four times.

Compensation of Trustees and Officers

The Trust pays each Independent Trustee a $108,000 annual retainer for service as Trustee on the Board of Trustees and for service as Trustee for other funds in the Fund Complex, $5,000 for attendance at each quarterly in-person meeting of the Board of Trustees, $3,000 for attendance at each special meeting of the Board of Trustees, and $2,000 for attendance at telephonic meetings. Trustees who are also Officers or affiliated persons receive no remuneration from the Trust for their services as Trustees. The Officers, other than the Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation directly from the Trust for performing the duties of their offices.

The Trust does not accrue pension or retirement benefits as part of each Funds’ expenses, and Trustees are not entitled to benefits upon retirement from the Board of Trustees.

The following table shows aggregate compensation paid to the Trustees for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008.

 

Name

   Aggregate
Compensation
   Pension or
Retirement
Benefits
Accrued

as Part of
Trust

Expenses
   Estimated
Annual

Benefits
Upon

Retirement
   Total
Compensation
From Trust
and

Fund
Complex

Paid to
Trustees

Independent Trustees

           

Russell S. Reynolds, III, Trustee

   $  43,955.01    $ 0    $ 0    $ 94,750.00

Michael C. Wachs, Trustee

   $  43,955.01    $ 0    $ 0    $ 94,750.00

Interested Trustee

           

Michael L. Sapir, Trustee and Chairman

   $ 0    $ 0    $ 0    $ 0

 

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Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities

As of September 3, 2008 the Trustees and officers of the Trust owned in the aggregate less than 1% of the shares of the Funds of the Trust (all series taken together).

Although the Trust does not have information concerning the beneficial ownership of Shares held in the names of Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) participants, as of September 3, 2008, the name and percentage ownership of each DTC participant that owned of record 5% or more of the outstanding Shares of a Fund that was operational as of that date is set forth in the table below:

 

Fund Name

   Percentage
of
Ownership
 

ProShares Ultra QQQ

  

National Financial Services LLC

   15.22 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   13.90 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   9.27 %

First Clearing, LLC

   6.89 %

Pershing LLC

   6.42 %

ProShares Ultra Dow30

  

National Financial Services LLC*

   29.52 %

Merrill Lynch

   21.43 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   19.53 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   14.51 %

Morgan Stanley

   9.83 %

Pershing LLC

   9.14 %

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

   8.40 %

First Clearing, LLC

   7.66 %

Citigroup Global Markets

   7.03 %

UBS Financial Services Inc.

   7.02 %

E*TRADE Securities LLC

   6.48 %

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   5.47 %

ProShares Ultra S&P 500

  

National Financial Services LLC

   15.02 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   11.39 %

Merrill Lynch

   6.75 %

Pershing LLC

   6.22 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   5.47 %

ProShares Ultra MidCap400

  

National Financial Services LLC

   15.72 %

First Clearing, LLC

   11.50 %

Merrill Lynch

   11.27 %

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   10.32 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   8.19 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   5.81 %

RBC Capital Markets Corporation

   5.26 %

ProShares Ultra SmallCap600

  

National Financial Services LLC

   23.51 %

Merrill Lynch

   14.89 %

First Clearing, LLC

   11.36 %

Wells Fargo Investments LLC

   7.56 %

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   7.25 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   6.73 %

Pershing LLC

   5.24 %

ProShares Ultra Russell2000

  

National Financial Services LLC

   16.86 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   11.08 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   7.94 %

Pershing LLC

   6.46 %

ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Value

  

Merrill Lynch

   15.84 %

LPL Financial

   13.35 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   12.40 %

First Clearing, LLC

   11.04 %

UBS Financial Services Inc.

   10.85 %

UMB Bank, N.A.

   9.47 %

National Financial Services LLC

   6.19 %

 

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ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Growth

  

Merrill Lynch

   20.87 %

Pershing LLC

   14.68 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   11.29 %

UBS Financial Services Inc.

   6.61 %

UMB Bank, N.A.

   6.28 %

Morgan Stanley

   5.94 %

National Financial Services LLC

   5.94 %

First Clearing, LLC

   5.62 %

LPL Financial

   5.61 %

ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Value

  

First Clearing, LLC

   20.32 %

National Financial Services LLC

   17.51 %

UMB Bank, N.A.

   13.45 %

LPL Financial

   9.58 %

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc.

   7.82 %

Dundee Securities Corporation

   5.94 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   5.67 %

ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Growth

  

UMB Bank, N.A.

   14.46 %

First Clearing, LLC

   13.15 %

UBS Financial Services Inc.

   11.81 %

Morgan Stanley

   9.88 %

National Financial Services LLC

   8.21 %

Pershing LLC

   7.17 %

Citigroup Global Markets

   5.11 %

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Value

  

Morgan Stanley*

   26.49 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   10.11 %

RBC Capital Markets Corporation

   9.13 %

UMB Bank, N.A.

   8.64 %

National Financial Services LLC

   8.29 %

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   6.77 %

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Growth

  

National Financial Services LLC*

   29.16 %

Morgan Stanley

   12.12 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   8.38 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   7.72 %

UMB Bank, N.A.

   7.05 %

Pershing LLC

   5.34 %

ProShares Ultra Basic Materials

  

National Financial Services LLC

   22.27 %

Merrill Lynch

   16.59 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   7.59 %

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   6.90 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   5.74 %

Citibank, NA

   5.48 %

ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods

  

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.*

   26.90 %

 

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National Financial Services LLC

   14.33 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   11.80 %

Pershing LLC

   9.51 %

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   7.87 %

ProShares Ultra Consumer Services

  

National Financial Services LLC*

   27.01 %

Merrill Lynch

   11.30 %

Pershing LLC

   10.59 %

First Clearing, LLC

   8.14 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   7.45 %

Citigroup Global Markets

   6.89 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   6.61 %

ProShares Ultra Financials

  

National Financial Services LLC

   11.71 %

First Clearing, LLC

   8.80 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   6.91 %

Merrill Lynch

   6.26 %

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   5.92 %

UBS Securities LLC

   5.83 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   5.54 %

Pershing LLC

   5.21 %

Citigroup Global Markets

   5.02 %

ProShares Ultra Health Care

  

National Financial Services LLC

   20.14 %

Morgan Stanley

   12.73 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   8.88 %

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   8.87 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   6.17 %

First Clearing, LLC

   5.81 %

Merrill Lynch

   5.26 %

ProShares Ultra Industrials

  

Merrill Lynch

   20.89 %

National Financial Services LLC

   12.46 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   10.90 %

Pershing LLC

   10.48 %

UBS Financial Services Inc.

   6.83 %

The Bank of New York Mellon

   5.96 %

LPL Financial

   5.07 %

ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas

  

Bear Stearns Securities Corp.

   14.99 %

National Financial Services LLC

   10.96 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   8.65 %

JPMorgan

   7.94 %

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

   7.11 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   5.57 %

ProShares Ultra Real Estate

  

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   14.13 %

National Financial Services LLC

   13.44 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   10.04 %

 

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Merrill Lynch

   7.52 %

UMB Bank, N.A.

   6.91 %

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

   5.89 %

Pershing LLC

   5.51 %

ProShares Ultra Semiconductors

  

National Financial Services LLC

   12.67 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   11.58 %

Pershing LLC

   8.03 %

UBS Financial Services Inc.

   5.57 %

Citigroup Global Markets

   5.50 %

ProShares Ultra Technology

  

National Financial Services LLC

   14.85 %

Pershing LLC

   13.76 %

RBC Capital Markets Corporation

   8.31 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   8.02 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   6.67 %

Merrill Lynch

   5.89 %

Morgan Stanley

   5.09 %

ProShares Ultra Telecommunications

  

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   68.56 %

Morgan Stanley

   17.03 %

ProShares Ultra Utilities

  

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.*

   25.56 %

JPMorgan

   21.07 %

National Financial Services LLC

   19.88 %

ProShares Short QQQ

  

National Financial Services LLC

   16.59 %

Merrill Lynch

   12.67 %

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

   11.28 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   9.50 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   7.22 %

Citigroup Global Markets

   6.80 %

ProShares Short Dow30

  

National Financial Services LLC

   17.27 %

Merrill Lynch

   14.43 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   14.09 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   8.24 %

Pershing LLC

   6.78 %

Citigroup Global Markets

   5.88 %

ProShares Short S&P500

  

Merrill Lynch

   19.46 %

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   14.12 %

National Financial Services LLC

   10.74 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   7.44 %

State Street Bank & Trust Company

   5.82 %

Citigroup Global Markets

   5.53 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   5.08 %

ProShares Short MidCap400

  

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   20.20 %

 

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Citigroup Global Markets

   15.95 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   10.55 %

The Bank of New York Mellon

   8.24 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   8.04 %

Merrill Lynch

   6.51 %

National Financial Services LLC

   5.98 %

ProShares Short SmallCap600

  

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.*

   46.50 %

Citigroup Global Markets

   9.92 %

National Financial Services LLC

   5.80 %

Merrill Lynch

   5.79 %

ProShares Short Russell 2000

  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   14.47 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   13.39 %

Merrill Lynch

   10.96 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   9.90 %

Pershing LLC

   8.09 %

National Financial Services LLC

   7.16 %

ProShares UltraShort QQQ

  

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   12.79 %

National Financial Services LLC

   11.48 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   10.40 %

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   5.41 %

ProShares UltraShort Dow30

  

National Financial Services LLC

   13.57 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   11.28 %

Merrill Lynch

   10.36 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   8.87 %

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

   7.56 %

Pershing LLC

   5.95 %

ProShares UltraShort S&P500

  

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   13.46 %

National Financial Services LLC

   10.10 %

Merrill Lynch

   8.21 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   6.01 %

Pershing LLC

   5.19 %

ProShares UltraShort MidCap400

  

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

   14.45 %

National Financial Services LLC

   12.21 %

Pershing LLC

   8.42 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   7.78 %

Merrill Lynch

   5.86 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   5.80 %

UBS Financial Services Inc.

   5.58 %

ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600

  

National Financial Services LLC

   11.68 %

Merrill Lynch

   9.73 %

First Clearing, LLC

   8.11 %

UBS Financial Services Inc.

   7.49 %

 

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Pershing LLC

   7.28 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   7.15 %

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   7.11 %

JPMorgan

   6.43 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   5.08 %

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   5.04 %

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000

  

Bear Stearns Securities Corp.

   12.62 %

National Financial Services LLC

   9.76 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   9.63 %

UBS Securities LLC

   7.53 %

First Clearing, LLC

   7.31 %

Pershing LLC

   5.46 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   5.17 %

ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Value

  

Merrill Lynch

   36.36 %

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   25.45 %

National Financial Services LLC

   7.58 %

Morgan Stanley

   7.28 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   5.45 %

ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Growth

  

UBS Financial Services Inc. *

   29.98 %

JPMorgan

   19.64 %

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   17.10 %

National Financial Services LLC

   6.37 %

ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Value

  

Pershing LLC*

   34.62 %

Merrill Lynch*

   28.91 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   10.06 %

National Financial Services LLC

   9.69 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   5.58 %

ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth

  

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.*

   54.95 %

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   14.94 %

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Value

  

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   11.34 %

National Financial Services LLC

   10.74 %

Pershing LLC

   10.22 %

Merrill Lynch

   9.54 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   9.35 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   8.60 %

Jefferies & Company, Inc.

   8.40 %

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Growth

  

National Financial Services LLC

   17.11 %

UBS Financial Services Inc.

   13.40 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   12.17 %

Merrill Lynch

   7.39 %

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   6.55 %

Citigroup Global Markets

   6.27 %

 

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ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials

  

Bear Stearns Securities Corp.

   21.36 %

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

   7.03 %

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

   6.42 %

National Financial Services LLC

   5.64 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   5.38 %

Morgan Stanley

   5.04 %

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods

  

National Financial Services LLC

   11.68 %

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   10.20 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   8.05 %

Morgan Stanley

   7.65 %

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   7.31 %

Merrill Lynch

   7.03 %

Citigroup Global Markets

   6.74 %

First Clearing, LLC

   6.38 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   6.15 %

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

   5.42 %

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services

  

Genworth Financial Trust Company*

   37.37 %

National Financial Services LLC

   10.99 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   6.97 %

ProShares UltraShort Financials

  

National Financial Services LLC

   8.54 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   7.44 %

Merrill Lynch

   6.98 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   5.93 %

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

   5.59 %

JPMorgan

   5.53 %

Banc of America Securities LLC

   5.21 %

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

   5.01 %

ProShares UltraShort Health Care

  

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.*

   55.16 %

Bear Stearns Securities Corp.

   10.06 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   6.38 %

Morgan Stanley

   5.30 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   5.00 %

ProShares UltraShort Industrials

  

Citibank, NA*

   26.36 %

BNY Mellon

   11.86 %

The Bank of New York Mellon

   9.84 %

Morgan Stanley

   8.07 %

Citigroup Global Markets

   6.03 %

National Financial Services LLC

   5.54 %

Merrill Lynch

   5.22 %

ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas

  

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

   12.17 %

National Financial Services LLC

   7.45 %

Pershing LLC

   7.44 %

 

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Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   6.66 %

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

   6.17 %

Citigroup Global Markets

   5.77 %

Morgan Stanley

   5.37 %

Merrill Lynch

   5.18 %

ProShares UltraShort Real Estate

  

DB Securities Service NJ

   8.38 %

National Financial Services LLC

   7.74 %

JPMorgan

   6.83 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   6.45 %

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

   6.38 %

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

   5.31 %

Banc of America Securities LLC

   5.20 %

Bear Stearns Securities Corp.

   5.14 %

ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors

  

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   14.77 %

UBS Financial Services Inc.

   13.95 %

National Financial Services LLC

   9.03 %

Merrill Lynch

   8.10 %

Citigroup Global Markets

   6.71 %

ProShares UltraShort Technology

  

National Financial Services LLC

   18.53 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   13.07 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   11.29 %

JPMorgan

   8.68 %

Merrill Lynch

   6.26 %

Pershing LLC

   5.82 %

Scottrade Inc.

   5.69 %

ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications

  

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   97.15 %

ProShares UltraShort Utilities

  

Merrill Lynch

   14.89 %

National Financial Services LLC

   13.00 %

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   10.90 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   7.51 %

First Clearing, LLC

   7.02 %

Citigroup Global Markets

   6.97 %

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

   5.61 %

ProShares Short MSCI EAFE

  

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   19.84 %

National Financial Services LLC

   17.69 %

Merrill Lynch

   15.98 %

Citigroup Global Markets

   8.31 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   5.91 %

ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets

  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.*

   25.86 %

Bear Stearns Securities Corp.

   10.63 %

Merrill Lynch

   9.82 %

National Financial Services LLC

   7.98 %

 

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Pershing LLC

   7.57 %

ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE

  

Merrill Lynch

   16.35 %

Pershing LLC

   12.19 %

National Financial Services LLC

   11.24 %

Morgan Stanley

   10.32 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   7.02 %

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   6.65 %

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets

  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   15.20 %

Pershing LLC

   10.85 %

National Financial Services LLC

   7.29 %

Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

   6.88 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   5.08 %

ProShares UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25

  

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   9.61 %

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

   8.15 %

National Financial Services LLC

   7.76 %

Pershing LLC

   7.76 %

Merrill Lynch

   7.58 %

TD Ameritrade Clearing, Inc.

   5.66 %

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan

  

Merrill Lynch*

   34.83 %

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, Inc.

   11.68 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   11.48 %

National Financial Services LLC

   8.11 %

ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year U.S. Treasury

  

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   13.64 %

Citigroup Global Markets

   11.15 %

Pershing LLC

   9.19 %

Merrill Lynch

   8.66 %

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

   8.34 %

National Financial Services LLC

   7.38 %

Morgan Stanley

   5.86 %

ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year U.S. Treasury

  

National Financial Services LLC

   15.57 %

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

   10.45 %

Citigroup Global Markets

   8.84 %

Pershing LLC

   7.79 %

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

   5.34 %

 

* A shareholder who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the voting securities of a Fund may be deemed a “control person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) and may be able to determine the outcome of any matter submitted for shareholder consideration with respect to that Fund.

 

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INVESTMENT ADVISOR

Portfolio Management

Listed below for each portfolio manager is a dollar range of securities beneficially owned in the Funds managed by the portfolio manager, together with the aggregate dollar range of equity securities in all registered investment companies in the Fund Complex as of May 31, 2008.

 

Name of Portfolio Manager

   Dollar Range of Funds Currently Owned

George Foster

   None

Howard Rubin

   None

Michele Liu

   None

Michael Neches

   None

Robert Parker

   $10,001 - $50,000

Nishantha Ratnayake

   None

Steven Schoffstall

   $1 - $10,000

Portfolio Managers’ Compensation

ProShare Advisors believes that its compensation program is competitively positioned to attract and retain high-caliber investment professionals. The compensation package for portfolio managers consists of a fixed base salary, an annual incentive bonus opportunity and a competitive benefits package. A portfolio manager’s salary compensation is designed to be competitive with the marketplace and reflect a portfolio manager’s relative experience and contribution to the firm. Fixed base salary compensation is reviewed and adjusted annually to reflect increases in the cost of living and market rates.

The annual incentive bonus opportunity provides cash bonuses based upon the overall firm’s performance and individual contributions. Principal consideration is given to appropriate risk management, teamwork and investment support activities in determining the annual bonus amount.

Portfolio managers are eligible to participate in the firm’s standard employee benefits programs, which include a competitive 401(k) retirement savings program with employer match, life insurance coverage, and health and welfare programs.

Other Accounts Managed by Portfolio Managers

Portfolio managers are generally responsible for multiple investment company accounts. Listed below for each portfolio manager are the number and type of accounts managed or overseen by such portfolio manager as of May 31, 2008.

 

Name of Portfolio Manager

   Number of All Registered
Investment Companies
Managed/Total Assets
   Number of All Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
Managed/Total Assets
   Number of All Other
Accounts Managed/

Total Assets

George Foster

   176/$24.05 billion    0/$0    18/$1.34 billion

Howard Rubin

   62/$18.07 billion    0/$0    18/$1.34 billion

Michele Liu

   62/$18.07 billion    0/$0    0/$0

Michael Neches

   62/$18.07 billion    0/$0    0/$0

Robert Parker

   62/$18.07 billion    0/$0    18/$1.34 billion

Nishantha Ratnayake

   62/$18.07 billion    0/$0    0/$0

Steven Schoffstall

   62/$18.07 billion    0/$0    0/$0

In the course of providing advisory services, the Advisor may simultaneously recommend the sale of a particular security for one account while recommending the purchase of the same security for another account if such recommendations are consistent with each client’s investment strategies. The Advisor also may recommend the purchase or sale of securities that may also be recommended by ProFund Advisors LLC, an affiliate of the Advisor.

The Advisor, its principals, officers and employees (and members of their families) and affiliates may participate directly or indirectly as investors in the Advisor’s clients, such as the Funds. Thus the Advisor may recommend to clients the purchase or sale of securities in which it, or its officers, employees or related persons have a financial interest. The Advisor may give advice and take actions in the performance of its duties to its clients that differ from the advice given or the timing and nature of actions taken, with respect to other clients’ accounts and/or employees’ accounts that may invest in some of the same securities recommended to clients.

 

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In addition, the Advisor, its affiliates and principals may trade for their own accounts. Consequently, non-customer and proprietary trades may be executed and cleared through any prime broker or other broker utilized by clients. It is possible that officers or employees of the Advisor may buy or sell securities or other instruments that the Advisor has recommended to, or purchased for, its clients and may engage in transactions for their own accounts in a manner that is inconsistent with the Advisor’s recommendations to a client. Personal securities transactions by employees may raise potential conflicts of interest when such persons trade in a security that is owned by, or considered for purchase or sale for, a client. The Advisor has adopted policies and procedures designed to detect and prevent such conflicts of interest and, when they do arise, to ensure that it effects transactions for clients in a manner that is consistent with its fiduciary duty to its clients and in accordance with applicable law.

Any Access Person of the Advisor may make security purchases subject to the terms of the ProShare Advisors Code of Ethics which is consistent with the requirements of Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act.

The Advisor and its affiliated persons may come into possession from time to time of material nonpublic and other confidential information about companies which, if disclosed, might affect an investor’s decision to buy, sell, or hold a security. Under applicable law, the Advisor and its affiliated persons would be prohibited from improperly disclosing or using this information for their personal benefit or for the benefit of any person, regardless of whether the person is a client of the Advisor. Accordingly, should the Advisor or any affiliated person come into possession of material nonpublic or other confidential information with respect to any company, the Advisor and its affiliated persons will have no responsibility or liability for failing to disclose the information to clients as a result of following its policies and procedures designed to comply with applicable law.

Investment Advisory Agreement

Under an investment advisory agreement between ProShare Advisors and the Trust, on behalf of each Fund, dated December 14, 2005, as amended (“Agreement” or “Advisory Agreement”), each Fund pays ProShare Advisors a fee at an annualized rate, based on its average daily net assets, of 0.75%. ProShare Advisors manages the investment and the reinvestment of the assets of each of the Funds, in accordance with the investment objectives, policies, and limitations of the Fund, subject to the general supervision and control of the Trustees and the Officers of the Funds. The address of ProShare Advisors is 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. ProShare Advisors bears all costs associated with providing these advisory services. ProShare Advisors has contractually agreed to waive investment advisory and management services fees and to reimburse other expenses to the extent total annual operating expenses, as a percentage of average daily net assets, exceed 0.95% through September 30, 2008 for each Fund. After such date, the expense limitation may be terminated or revised. Amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year may be recouped by ProShare Advisors within five years of waiver or reimbursement to the extent that recoupment will not cause a Fund’s expenses to exceed any expense limitation in place at that time. ProShare Advisors, from its own resources, including profits from advisory fees received from the Funds, also may make payments to broker-dealers and other financial institutions for their expenses in connection with the distribution of the Funds’ Shares. A discussion regarding the basis for the Board of Trustees approving the investment advisory agreement of the Trust will be (or is) available in the Trust’s Annual and/or Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders. The Investment Advisory fees paid as well as any amounts reimbursed pursuant to the Expense Limitation Agreement for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008 for each Fund that was operational as of that date are set forth below.

 

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Fund

   Investment Advisory Fees    Advisory Reimbursement

ProShares Ultra QQQ

   $ 5,478,722    $ 669,160

ProShares Ultra Dow30

   $ 1,843,668    $ 175,665

ProShares Ultra S&P500

   $ 4,653,000    $ 180,250

ProShares Ultra MidCap400

   $ 689,534    $ 278,398

ProShares Ultra SmallCap600

   $ 96,228    $ 146,746

ProShares Ultra Russell2000

   $ 584,910    $ 421,746

ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Value

   $ 68,007    $ 100,604

ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Growth

   $ 160,386    $ 130,951

ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Value

   $ 55,360    $ 109,675

ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Growth

   $ 98,538    $ 131,436

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Value

   $ 64,923    $ 168,368

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Growth

   $ 75,298    $ 164,667

ProShares Ultra Basic Materials

   $ 165,463    $ 104,346

ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods

   $ 61,130    $ 87,973

ProShares Ultra Consumer Services

   $ 31,752    $ 88,154

ProShares Ultra Financials

   $ 2,293,196    $ 265,245

ProShares Ultra Health Care

   $ 99,287    $ 105,375

ProShares Ultra Industrials

   $ 69,251    $ 100,248

ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas

   $ 483,734    $ 156,021

ProShares Ultra Real Estate

   $ 196,127    $ 102,827

ProShares Ultra Semiconductors

   $ 270,432    $ 115,778

ProShares Ultra Technology

   $ 417,345    $ 158,319

ProShares Ultra Telecommunications

   $ 15,935    $ 40,177

ProShares Ultra Utilities

   $ 107,270    $ 94,092

ProShares Short QQQ

   $ 625,697    $ 175,126

ProShares Short Dow 30

   $ 1,019,676    $ 136,313

ProShares Short S&P 500

   $ 1,927,759    $ 61,354

ProShares Short MidCap400

   $ 467,216    $ 101,610

ProShares Short SmallCap600

   $ 92,018    $ 72,503

ProShares Short Russell2000

   $ 446,130    $ 112,810

ProShares UltraShort QQQ

   $ 11,712,343    $ 1,132,283

ProShares UltraShort Dow 30

   $ 3,829,678    $ 178,085

ProShares UltraShort S&P 500

   $ 14,102,524    $ 0

ProShares UltraShort MidCap400

   $ 1,484,433    $ 63,346

ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600

   $ 437,693    $ 83,320

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000

   $ 5,002,384    $ 438,037

ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Value

   $ 52,553    $ 68,549

ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Growth

   $ 103,007    $ 75,997

ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Value

   $ 45,959    $ 67,544

ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth

   $ 51,169    $ 66,332

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Value

   $ 236,121    $ 98,279

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Growth

   $ 235,418    $ 91,988

ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials

   $ 616,193    $ 105,658

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods

   $ 134,447    $ 76,732

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services

   $ 297,209    $ 80,646

ProShares UltraShort Financials

   $ 8,420,968    $ 75,011

ProShares UltraShort Health Care

   $ 80,052    $ 72,915

ProShares UltraShort Industrials

   $ 140,570    $ 77,479

ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas

   $ 3,271,922    $ 155,438

ProShares UltraShort Real Estate

   $ 4,202,956    $ 150,961

ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors

   $ 106,430    $ 72,713

ProShares UltraShort Technology

   $ 199,989    $ 72,554

ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications

   $ 12,979    $ 38,939

ProShares UltraShort Utilities

   $ 127,043    $ 80,644

ProShares Short MSCI EAFE

   $ 70,340    $ 88,988

ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets

   $ 140,132    $ 98,166

ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE

   $ 302,222    $ 101,030

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets

   $ 981,894    $ 81,023

ProShares UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25

   $ 2,234,683    $ 293,892

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan

   $ 79,748    $ 127,339

ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

   $ 11,355    $ 39,350

ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury

   $ 21,156    $ 40,250

Codes of Ethics

The Trust, ProShare Advisors and the Distributor each have adopted a consolidated code of ethics (the “COE”), as required by applicable law, which is designed to prevent affiliated persons of the Trust, ProShare Advisors and the Distributor from engaging in deceptive, manipulative, or fraudulent activities in connection with securities held or to be acquired by the Funds (which may also be held by persons subject to a code of ethics). There can be no assurance that the COE will be effective in preventing such activities. The COE permits personnel subject to it to invest in securities, including securities that may be held or purchased by a Fund. The COE is on file with the SEC and is available to the public.

 

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DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS POLICY

The Trust has adopted a policy regarding the disclosure of information about each Fund’s portfolio holdings, which is reviewed on an annual basis. The Board of Trustees must approve all material amendments to this policy. A complete schedule of each Fund’s portfolio holdings as of the end of each fiscal quarter will be filed with the SEC (and publicly available) within 60 days of the end of such fiscal quarter. In addition, each Fund’s portfolio holdings will be publicly disseminated each day the Funds are open for business via the Funds’ website at www.proshares.com.

The portfolio composition file (“PCF”) and the IIV file, which contain equivalent portfolio holdings information, will be made available as frequently as daily to the Funds’ service providers to facilitate the provision of services to the Funds and to certain other entities (“Entities”) in connection with the dissemination of information necessary for transactions in Creation Units, as contemplated by exemptive orders issued by the SEC and other legal and business requirements pursuant to which the Funds create and redeem Shares. Entities are generally limited to National Securities Clearing Corporation (“NSCC”) members and subscribers to various fee-based services, including large institutional investors (“Authorized Participants”) that have been authorized by the Distributor to purchase and redeem Creation Units and other institutional market participants that provide information services. Each business day, Fund portfolio holdings information will be provided to the Distributor or other agent for dissemination through the facilities of the NSCC and/or through other fee-based services to NSCC members and/or subscribers to the fee-based services, including Authorized Participants, and to entities that publish and/or analyze such information in connection with the process of purchasing or redeeming Creation Units or trading Shares of Funds in the secondary market.

Daily access to the PCF and IIV file is permitted (i) to certain personnel of those service providers that are involved in portfolio management and providing administrative, operational, or other support to portfolio management, including Authorized Participants, and (ii) to other personnel of the Advisor and the Funds’ distributor, administrator, custodian and fund accountant who are involved in functions which may require such information to conduct business in the ordinary course.

Portfolio holdings information may not be provided prior to its public availability (“Non-Standard Disclosure”) in other circumstances except where appropriate confidentiality arrangements limiting the use of such information are in effect. Non-Standard Disclosure may be authorized by the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer or, in his absence, any other authorized officer of the Trust if he determines that such disclosure is in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders, no conflict exists between the interests of the Fund’s shareholders and those of the Advisor or Distributor and such disclosure serves a legitimate business purpose. The length of lag, if any, between the date of the information and the date on which the information is disclosed shall be determined by the officer authorizing the disclosure.

The Board of Trustees has adopted a Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy and will review the Policy annually.

OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS

Administrator, Index Receipt Agent, and Fund Accounting Agent

J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co., 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108, acts as Administrator to the Funds pursuant to an administration agreement dated December 15, 2005. The Administrator provides the Funds with all required general administrative services, including, without limitation, office space, equipment, and personnel; clerical and general back office services; bookkeeping, internal accounting, and secretarial services; the determination of NAVs; and the preparation and filing of all reports, registration statements, proxy statements, and all other materials required to be filed or furnished by the Funds under federal and state securities laws. The Administrator pays all fees and expenses that are directly related to the services provided by the Administrator to the Funds; each Fund reimburses the Administrator for all fees and expenses incurred by the Administrator which are not directly related to the services the Administrator provides to the Funds under the service agreement. Each Fund may also reimburse the Administrator for such out-of-pocket expenses as incurred by the Administrator in the performance of its duties. For these services, each Fund that was operational for period indicated paid the Administrator the amounts set forth below.

 

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Fund

   Fiscal Year Ended
May 31, 2008

ProShares Ultra QQQ

   $ 241,212

ProShares Ultra Dow30

   $ 166,870

ProShares Ultra S&P 500

   $ 232,366

ProShares Ultra MidCap400

   $ 123,283

ProShares Ultra SmallCap600

   $ 53,265

ProShares Ultra Russell2000

   $ 118,903

ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Value

   $ 44,703

ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Growth

   $ 58,408

ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Value

   $ 43,010

ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Growth

   $ 51,003

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Value

   $ 48,448

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Growth

   $ 50,482

ProShares Ultra Basic Materials

   $ 58,911

ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods

   $ 43,925

ProShares Ultra Consumer Services

   $ 40,743

ProShares Ultra Financials

   $ 145,175

ProShares Ultra Health Care

   $ 59,646

ProShares Ultra Industrials

   $ 46,437

ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas

   $ 106,380

ProShares Ultra Real Estate

   $ 51,834

ProShares Ultra Semiconductors

   $ 68,134

ProShares Ultra Technology

   $ 89,999

ProShares Ultra Telecommunications

   $ 4,260

ProShares Ultra Utilities

   $ 51,611

ProShares Short QQQ

   $ 91,191

ProShares Short Dow 30

   $ 105,438

ProShares Short S&P 500

   $ 134,880

ProShares Short MidCap400

   $ 81,709

ProShares Short SmallCap600

   $ 38,967

ProShares Short Russell2000

   $ 72,670

ProShares UltraShort QQQ

   $ 256,476

ProShares UltraShort Dow 30

   $ 185,488

ProShares UltraShort S&P 500

   $ 265,214

ProShares UltraShort MidCap400

   $ 121,196

ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600

   $ 74,293

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000

   $ 197,225

ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Value

   $ 29,589

ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Growth

   $ 36,707

ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Value

   $ 29,003

ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth

   $ 28,176

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Value

   $ 54,884

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Growth

   $ 50,458

ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials

   $ 71,041

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods

   $ 42,178

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services

   $ 49,425

ProShares UltraShort Financials

   $ 214,689

ProShares UltraShort Health Care

   $ 37,608

ProShares UltraShort Industrials

   $ 39,654

ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas

   $ 140,620

ProShares UltraShort Real Estate

   $ 184,437

ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors

   $ 37,275

ProShares UltraShort Technology

   $ 39,048

ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications

   $ 2,780

ProShares UltraShort Utilities

   $ 44,527

ProShares Short MSCI EAFE

   $ 15,060

ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets

   $ 29,861

ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE

   $ 44,663

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets

   $ 70,951

ProShares UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25

   $ 101,300

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan

   $ 17,122

ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

   $ 2,434

ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury

   $ 4,018

 

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ProShare Advisors, pursuant to a separate Management Services Agreement, performs certain administrative services on behalf of the Funds, such as negotiating, coordinating and implementing the Trust’s contractual obligations with such Service Providers; monitoring, overseeing and reviewing the performance of such Service Providers to ensure adherence to applicable contractual obligations and preparing or coordinating reports and presentations to the Board of Trustees with respect to such Service Providers as requested or as deemed necessary. For these services, the Trust pays to ProShare Advisors a fee at the annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets for all of the Funds. For the most recent fiscal year, each Fund that was operational for the period indicated paid ProShare Advisors the amount set forth below pursuant to the Management Services Agreement.

 

Fund

   Fiscal Year Ended
May 31, 2008

ProShares Ultra QQQ

   $ 730,488

ProShares Ultra Dow30

   $ 245,820

ProShares Ultra S&P 500

   $ 620,393

ProShares Ultra MidCap400

   $ 91,937

ProShares Ultra SmallCap600

   $ 12,830

ProShares Ultra Russell2000

   $ 77,987

ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Value

   $ 9,067

ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Growth

   $ 21,385

ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Value

   $ 7,381

ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Growth

   $ 13,138

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Value

   $ 8,656

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Growth

   $ 10,040

ProShares Ultra Basic Materials

   $ 22,062

ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods

   $ 8,151

ProShares Ultra Consumer Services

   $ 4,233

ProShares Ultra Financials

   $ 305,755

ProShares Ultra Health Care

   $ 13,238

ProShares Ultra Industrials

   $ 9,233

ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas

   $ 64,497

ProShares Ultra Real Estate

   $ 26,149

ProShares Ultra Semiconductors

   $ 36,057

ProShares Ultra Technology

   $ 55,645

ProShares Ultra Telecommunications

   $ 2,125

ProShares Ultra Utilities

   $ 14,302

ProShares Short QQQ

   $ 83,425

ProShares Short Dow 30

   $ 135,955

ProShares Short S&P 500

   $ 257,032

ProShares Short MidCap400

   $ 62,295

ProShares Short SmallCap600

   $ 12,269

ProShares Short Russell2000

   $ 59,483

ProShares UltraShort QQQ

   $ 1,561,630

ProShares UltraShort Dow 30

   $ 510,618

ProShares UltraShort S&P 500

   $ 1,880,315

ProShares UltraShort MidCap400

   $ 197,922

ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600

   $ 58,358

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000

   $ 666,977

ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Value

   $ 7,007

ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Growth

   $ 13,734

ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Value

   $ 6,128

ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth

   $ 6,823

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Value

   $ 31,482

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000 Growth

   $ 31,389

ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials

   $ 82,158

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods

   $ 17,926

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Services

   $ 39,627

ProShares UltraShort Financials

   $ 1,122,782

ProShares UltraShort Health Care

   $ 10,674

ProShares UltraShort Industrials

   $ 18,742

ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas

   $ 436,251

ProShares UltraShort Real Estate

   $ 560,388

ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors

   $ 14,191

ProShares UltraShort Technology

   $ 26,665

ProShares UltraShort Telecommunications

   $ 1,731

ProShares UltraShort Utilities

   $ 16,939

ProShares Short MSCI EAFE

   $ 9,379

ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets

   $ 18,684

ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE

   $ 40,296

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets

   $ 130,917

ProShares UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25

   $ 297,954

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan

   $ 10,633

ProShares UltraShort Lehman 7-10 Year Treasury

   $ 1,514

ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury

   $ 2,821

 

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Custodian

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. acts as custodian to the Funds. JPMorgan Chase Bank is located at 4 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11245.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) serves as independent registered public accounting firm to the Funds. PwC provides audit services, tax return preparation and assistance, and consultation in connection with certain SEC filings. PwC’s address is 41 South High Street, Suite 2500, Columbus, OH 43215.

Legal Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP, One International Place, Boston, MA 02110, serves as counsel to the Funds.

Distributor

SEI Investments Distribution Co. serves as the distributor and principal underwriter in all fifty states and the District of Columbia. Its address is One Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, PA. 19456. The Distributor has no role in determining the investment policies of the Trust or any of the Funds, or which securities are to be purchased or sold by the Trust or any of the Funds. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008, ProShare Advisors paid $349,409 to the Distributor as compensation for services.

 

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Principal Financial Officer/Treasurer Services Agreement

The Trust has entered into an agreement with Foreside Compliance Services, LLC (“Foreside”), pursuant to which Foreside provides the Trust with the services of Simon D. Collier to serve as the Trust’s Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer. The Trust pays Foreside an annual flat fee of $100,000 per year and an additional annual flat fee of $3,500 per Fund, and will reimburse Foreside for certain out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Foreside in providing services to the Trust. Foreside is located at Three Canal Plaza, Portland, ME 04101. For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008, the Trust paid $299,026 to Foreside for services pursuant to its agreement.

Distribution and Service Plan

Shares will be continuously offered for sale by the Trust through the Distributor only in Creation Units, as described below under “Purchase and Issuance of Shares in Creation Units.” Shares in less than Creation Units are not distributed by the Distributor. The Distributor also acts as agent for the Trust. The Distributor will deliver a prospectus to persons purchasing Shares in Creation Units and will maintain records of both orders placed with it and confirmations of acceptance furnished by it. The Distributor is a broker-dealer registered under the 1934 Act and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. The Distributor has no role in determining the investment policies of the Funds or which securities are to be purchased or sold by the Funds.

The Board of Trustees has approved a Distribution and Service Plan under which each Fund may pay financial intermediaries such as broker-dealers and investment advisors (“Authorized Firms”) up to 0.25%, on an annualized basis, of average daily net assets of the Fund as reimbursement or compensation for distribution-related activities with respect to the Shares of the Fund and shareholder services. Under the Distribution and Service Plan, the Trust or the Distributor may enter into agreements (“Distribution and Service Agreements”) with Authorized Firms that purchase Shares on behalf of their clients. There are currently no plans to impose distribution fees.

The Distribution and Service Plan and Distribution and Service Agreements will remain in effect for a period of one year and will continue in effect thereafter only if such continuance is specifically approved annually by a vote of the Trustees in the manner described above. All material amendments of the Distribution and Service Plan must also be approved by the Trustees in the manner described above. The Distribution and Service Plan may be terminated at any time by a majority of the Trustees as described above or by vote of a majority of the outstanding Service Shares of the affected Fund. The Distribution and Service Agreements may be terminated at any time, without payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the Trustees as described above or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding Shares of the affected Fund on not more than 60 days’ written notice to any other party to the Distribution and Service Agreements. The Distribution and Service Agreements shall terminate automatically if assigned. The Trustees have determined that, in their judgment, there is a reasonable likelihood that the Distribution and Service Plan will benefit the Funds and holders of Shares of the Funds. In the Trustees’ quarterly review of the Distribution and Service Plan and Distribution and Service Agreements, they will consider their continued appropriateness and the level of compensation and/or reimbursement provided therein.

The Distribution and Service Plan is intended to permit the financing of a broad array of distribution-related activities and services, as well as shareholder services, for the benefit of investors. These activities and services are intended to make the Shares an attractive investment alternative, which may lead to increased assets, increased investment opportunities and diversification, and reduced per share operating expenses.

COSTS AND EXPENSES

Each Fund bears all expenses of its operations other than those assumed by ProShare Advisors or the Administrator. Fund expenses include: the investment advisory fee; management services fee; administrative fees, index receipt agent fees, transfer agency fees and shareholder servicing fees; custodian and accounting fees and expenses, legal and auditing fees; securities valuation expenses; fidelity bonds and other insurance premiums; expenses of preparing and printing prospectuses, product descriptions, confirmations, proxy statements, and shareholder reports and notices; registration fees and expenses; proxy and annual meeting expenses, if any; licensing fees; listing fees; all Federal, state, and local taxes (including, without limitation, stamp, excise, income, and franchise taxes); organizational costs; and Independent Trustees’ fees and expenses.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING SHARES

Organization and Description of Shares of Beneficial Interest

The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust and registered investment company. The Trust was organized on May 29, 2002, and has authorized capital of unlimited Shares of beneficial interest of no par value which may be issued in more than one class or series. Currently, the Trust consists of multiple separately managed series. The Board of Trustees may designate additional series of beneficial interest and classify Shares of a particular series into one or more classes of that series.

All Shares of the Trust are freely transferable. The Trust Shares do not have preemptive rights or cumulative voting rights, and none of the Shares have any preference to conversion, exchange, dividends, retirements, liquidation, redemption or any other feature. Trust Shares have equal voting rights, except that, in a matter affecting a particular series or class of Shares, only Shares of that series or class may be entitled to vote on the matter. Trust shareholders are entitled to require the Trust to redeem Creation Units of their Shares. The Declaration of Trust confers upon the Board of Trustees the power, by resolution, to alter the number of Shares constituting a Creation Unit or to specify that Shares of the Trust may be individually redeemable. The Trust reserves the right to adjust the stock prices of Shares of the Trust to maintain convenient trading ranges for investors. Any such adjustments would be accomplished through stock splits or reverse stock splits which would have no effect on the net assets of the applicable Fund.

Under Delaware law, the Trust is not required to hold an annual shareholders meeting if the 1940 Act does not require such a meeting. Generally, there will not be annual meetings of Trust shareholders. Trust shareholders may remove Trustees from office by votes cast at a meeting of Trust shareholders or by written consent. If requested by shareholders of at least 10% of the outstanding Shares of the Trust, the Trust will call a meeting of Funds’ shareholders for the purpose of voting upon the question of removal of a Trustee of the Trust and will assist in communications with other Trust shareholders.

The Declaration of Trust of the Trust disclaims liability of the shareholders or the Officers of the Trust for acts or obligations of the Trust which are binding only on the assets and property of the Trust. The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification of the Trust’s property for all loss and expense of any Funds shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust. The risk of a Trust shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which loss of account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which the Funds would not be able to meet the Trust’s obligations and this risk, thus, should be considered remote.

If a Fund does not grow to a size to permit it to be economically viable, the Fund may cease operations. In such an event, investors may be required to liquidate or transfer their investments at an inopportune time.

Book Entry Only System

The DTC acts as securities depositary for the Shares. The Shares of each Fund are represented by global securities registered in the name of DTC or its nominee and deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC. Except as provided below, certificates will not be issued for Shares.

DTC has advised the Trust as follows: it is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the 1934 Act. DTC was created to hold securities of its participants (“DTC Participants”) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among the DTC Participants in such securities through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of the DTC Participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. DTC Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations, some of whom (and/or their representatives) own DTC. More specifically, DTC is owned by a number of its DTC Participants and by the NYSE, the AMEX and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC Participant, either directly or indirectly (“Indirect Participants”). DTC agrees with and represents to DTC Participants that it will

 

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administer its book-entry system in accordance with its rules and by-laws and requirements of law. Beneficial ownership of Shares is limited to DTC Participants, Indirect Participants and persons holding interests through DTC Participants and Indirect Participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in Shares (owners of such beneficial interests are referred to herein as “Beneficial owners”) is shown on, and the transfer of ownership is effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to DTC Participants) and on the records of DTC Participants (with respect to Indirect Participants and Beneficial owners that are not DTC Participants). Beneficial owners will receive from or through the DTC Participant a written confirmation relating to their purchase of Shares. The laws of some jurisdictions may require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. Such laws may impair the ability of certain investors to acquire beneficial interests in Shares.

Beneficial owners of Shares are not entitled to have Shares registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificates in definitive form and are not considered the registered holder thereof. Accordingly, each Beneficial Owner must rely on the procedures of DTC, the DTC Participant and any Indirect Participant through which such Beneficial Owner holds its interests, to exercise any rights of a holder of Shares. The Trust understands that under existing industry practice, in the event the Trust requests any action of holders of Shares, or a Beneficial Owner desires to take any action that DTC, as the record owner of all outstanding Shares, is entitled to take, DTC would authorize the DTC Participants to take such action and that the DTC Participants would authorize the Indirect Participants and Beneficial owners acting through such DTC Participants to take such action and would otherwise act upon the instructions of Beneficial owners owning through them. As described above, the Trust recognizes DTC or its nominee as the owner of all Shares for all purposes. Conveyance of all notices, statements and other communications to Beneficial owners is effected as follows. Pursuant to the Depositary Agreement between the Trust and DTC, DTC is required to make available to the Trust upon request and for a fee to be charged to the Trust a listing of Shares holdings of each DTC Participant. The Trust shall inquire of each such DTC Participant as to the number of Beneficial owners holding Shares, directly or indirectly, through such DTC Participant. The Trust shall provide each such DTC Participant with copies of such notice, statement or other communication, in such form, number and at such place as such DTC Participant may reasonably request, in order that such notice, statement or communication may be transmitted by such DTC Participant, directly or indirectly, to such Beneficial owners. In addition, the Trust shall pay to each such DTC Participant a fair and reasonable amount as reimbursement for the expenses attendant to such transmittal, all subject to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

Distributions of Shares shall be made to DTC or its nominee, Cede & Co., as the registered holder of all Shares. DTC or its nominee, upon receipt of any such distributions, shall credit immediately DTC Participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in Shares as shown on the records of DTC or its nominee. Payments by DTC Participants to Indirect Participants and Beneficial owners of Shares held through such DTC Participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in a “street name,” and will be the responsibility of such DTC Participants. The Trust has no responsibility or liability for any aspects of the records relating to or notices to Beneficial owners, or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in such Shares, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests or for any other aspect of the relationship between DTC and the DTC Participants or the relationship between such DTC Participants and the Indirect Participants and Beneficial owners owning through such DTC Participants.

DTC may determine to discontinue providing its service with respect to Shares at any time by giving reasonable notice to the Trust and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law. Under such circumstances, the Trust shall take action either to find a replacement for DTC to perform its functions at a comparable cost or, if such a replacement is unavailable, to issue and deliver printed certificates representing ownership of Shares, unless the Trust makes other arrangements with respect thereto satisfactory to the AMEX. In addition, certain brokers may make a dividend reinvestment service available to their clients. Brokers offering such services may require investors to adhere to specific procedures and timetables in order to participate. Investors interested in such a service should contact their broker for availability and other necessary details.

 

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PROXY VOTING POLICY AND PROCEDURES

Background

The Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures with respect to voting proxies relating to portfolio securities of the Funds, pursuant to which the Board of Trustees has delegated responsibility for voting such proxies to the Advisor subject to the Board of Trustees’ continuing oversight.

Policies and Procedures

The Advisor’s proxy voting policies and procedures (the “Guidelines”) are designed to maximize shareholder value and protect shareowner interests when voting proxies. The Advisor’s Proxy Oversight Committee (the “Proxy Committee”) exercises and documents the Advisor’s responsibility with regard to voting of client proxies. The Proxy Committee is composed of representatives of the Advisor’s Compliance, Legal and Portfolio Management Departments, and chaired by the Advisor’s Chief Compliance Officer. The Proxy Committee reviews and monitors the effectiveness of the Guidelines.

To assist the Advisor in its responsibility for voting proxies and the overall proxy voting process, the Advisor has retained ISS Governance Services (“ISS”) as an expert in the proxy voting and corporate governance area. ISS is a unit of RiskMetrics Group, an independent company that specializes in, among other things, providing a variety of proxy-related services to institutional investment managers, plan sponsors, custodians, consultants and other institutional investors. The services provided by ISS include in-depth research, global issuer analysis and voting recommendations as well as vote execution, reporting and record keeping. ISS issues quarterly reports for the Advisor to review to assure proxies are being voted properly. The Advisor and ISS also perform spot checks intra-quarter to match the voting activity with available shareholder meeting information. ISS’s management meets on a regular basis to discuss its approach to new developments and amendments to existing policies. Information on such developments or amendments in turn is provided to the Proxy Committee. The Proxy Committee reviews and, as necessary, may amend periodically the Guidelines to address new or revised proxy voting policies or procedures.

The Guidelines are maintained and implemented by ISS and are an extensive list of common proxy voting issues with recommended voting actions based on the overall goal of achieving maximum shareholder value and protection of shareholder interests. Generally, proxies are voted in accordance with the voting recommendations contained in the Guidelines. If necessary, the Advisor will be consulted by ISS on non-routine issues. Proxy issues identified in the Guidelines include but are not limited to:

 

   

Election of Directors - considering factors such as director qualifications, term of office and age limits.

 

   

Proxy Contests - considering factors such as voting for nominees in contested elections and reimbursement of expenses.

 

   

Election of Auditors - considering factors such as independence and reputation of the auditing firm.

 

   

Proxy Contest Defenses - considering factors such as board structure and cumulative voting.

 

   

Tender Offer Defenses - considering factors such as poison pills (stock purchase rights plans) and fair price provisions.

 

   

Miscellaneous Governance Issues - considering factors such as confidential voting and equal access.

 

   

Capital Structure - considering factors such as common stock authorization and stock distributions.

 

   

Executive and Director Compensation - considering factors such as performance goals and employee stock purchase plans.

 

   

State of Incorporation - considering factors such as state takeover statutes and voting on reincorporation proposals.

 

   

Mergers and Corporate Restructuring - considering factors such as spin-offs and asset sales.

 

   

Mutual Fund Proxy Voting - considering factors such as election of directors and proxy contests.

 

   

Consumer and Public Safety Issues - considering factors such as social and environmental issues as well as labor issues.

A full description of each guideline and voting policy is maintained by the Advisor, and a complete copy of the Guidelines is available upon request.

 

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Conflicts of Interest

From time to time, proxy issues may pose a material conflict of interest between Fund shareholders and the Advisor, the underwriter or any affiliates thereof. Due to the limited nature of the Advisor’s activities ( e.g. , no underwriting business, no publicly traded affiliates, no investment banking activities and no research recommendations), conflicts of interest are likely to be infrequent. Nevertheless, it shall be the duty of the Proxy Committee to monitor potential conflicts of interest. In the event a conflict of interest arises, the Advisor will direct ISS to use its independent judgment to vote affected proxies in accordance with approved guidelines. The Proxy Committee will disclose to the Board of Trustees the voting issues that created the conflict of interest and the manner in which ISS voted such proxies.

Record of Proxy Voting

The Advisor, with the assistance of ISS, shall maintain for a period of at least five years a record of each proxy statement received and materials that were considered when the proxy was voted during the calendar year. Information on how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the 12-month (or shorter) period ended June 30 will be available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Advisor at 1-866-PRO-5125, (2) on the Trust’s web site, and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES

The Trust issues and redeems Shares of each Fund only in aggregations of Creation Units. The number of Shares of a Fund that constitute a Creation Unit for each Fund and the value of such Creation Unit as of each Fund’s inception were 75,000 and $5,250,000, respectively.

See “Purchase and Issuance of Shares in Creation Units” and “Redemption of Shares in Creation Units” below. The Board of Trustees of the Trust reserves the right to declare a split or a consolidation in the number of Shares outstanding of any Fund of the Trust, and may make a corresponding change in the number of Shares constituting a Creation Unit, in the event that the per Shares price in the secondary market rises (or declines) to an amount that falls outside the range deemed desirable by the Board.

Purchase and Issuance of Creation Units

The Trust issues and sells Shares only in Creation Units on a continuous basis through the Distributor, without a sales load, at their NAV next determined after receipt, on any Business Day (as defined herein), of an order in proper form.

A “Business Day” with respect to each Fund is any day on which the NYSE is open for business.

Creation Units of Shares may be purchased only by or through a DTC Participant that has entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Distributor (“Authorized Participant”). Such Authorized Participant will agree pursuant to the terms of such Authorized Participant Agreement on behalf of itself or any investor on whose behalf it will act, as the case may be, to certain conditions, including that such Authorized Participant will make available an amount of cash sufficient to pay the Balancing Amount and the transaction fee described below. The Authorized Participant may require the investor to enter into an agreement with such Authorized Participant with respect to certain matters, including payment of the Balancing Amount. Investors who are not Authorized Participants must make appropriate arrangements with an Authorized Participant. Investors should be aware that their particular broker may not be a DTC Participant or may not have executed an Authorized Participant Agreement, and that therefore orders to purchase Creation Units of Shares may have to be placed by the investor’s broker through an Authorized Participant. As a result, purchase orders placed through an Authorized Participant may result in additional charges to such investor. The Trust does not expect to enter into an Authorized Participant Agreement with more than a small number of DTC Participants.

Portfolio Deposit (Ultra ProShares only)

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the Underlying Index for the Ultra ProShares, the Balancing Amount, and the appropriate transaction fee (collectively, the “Portfolio Deposit”). The Balancing Amount will be the amount equal to the differential, if any, between the total aggregate market value of the Deposit Securities and the NAV of the Creation Units being purchased and will be paid to, or received from, the Trust after the NAV has been calculated.

The Index Receipt Agent makes available through the NSCC on each Business Day, either immediately prior to the opening of business on the Exchange or the night before, the list of the names and the required number of shares of each Deposit Security to be included in the current Portfolio Deposit (based on information at the end of the previous Business Day) for each Ultra ProShares. Such Portfolio Deposit is applicable, subject to any adjustments as described below, in order to effect purchases of Creation Units of Shares of a given Ultra ProShares until such time as the next-announced Portfolio Deposit composition is made available.

The identity and number of shares of the Deposit Securities required for a Portfolio Deposit for each Fund changes as rebalancing adjustments and corporate action events are reflected from time to time by ProShare Advisors with a view to the investment objective of the Ultra ProShares. The composition of the Deposit Securities may also change in response to adjustments to the weighting or composition of the securities constituting the relevant securities index. In addition, the Trust reserves the right to permit or require the substitution of an amount of cash (i.e., a “cash in lieu” amount) to be added to the Balancing Amount to replace any Deposit Security which may not be available in sufficient quantity for delivery or for other similar reasons. The adjustments described above will reflect changes, known to ProShare Advisors on the date of announcement to be in effect by the time of delivery of the Portfolio Deposit, in the composition of the subject index being tracked by the relevant Ultra ProShares, or resulting from stock splits and other corporate actions.

In addition to the list of names and numbers of securities constituting the current Deposit Securities of a Portfolio Deposit, on each Business Day, the Balancing Amount effective through and including the previous Business Day, per outstanding Share of each Ultra ProShares, will be made available.

Shares may be issued in advance of receipt by the Trust of all or a portion of the applicable Deposit Securities as described below. In these circumstances, the initial deposit will have a greater value than the NAV of the Shares on the date the order is placed in proper form since, in addition to the available Deposit Securities, cash must be deposited in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Balancing Amount, plus (ii) 115% of the market value of the undelivered Deposit Securities (the “Additional Cash Deposit”). An additional amount of cash shall be required to be deposited with the Trust, pending delivery of the missing Deposit Securities to the extent necessary to maintain the Additional Cash Deposit with the Trust in an amount at least equal to 115% of the daily mark-to-market value of the missing Deposit Securities. The Participation Agreement will permit the Trust to buy the missing Deposit Securities any time. Authorized Participants will be liable to the Trust for the costs incurred by the Trust in connection with any such purchases. These costs will be deemed to include the amount by which the actual purchase price of the Deposit Securities exceeds the market value of such Deposit Securities on the day the purchase order was deemed received by the Distributor plus the brokerage and related transaction costs associated with such purchases. The Trust will return any unused portion of the Additional Cash Deposit once all of the missing Deposit Securities have been properly received by the Custodian Bank or purchased by the Trust and deposited into the Trust. In addition, a transaction fee, as listed below, will be charged in all cases. The delivery of Shares so purchased will occur no later than the third Business Day following the day on which the purchase order is deemed received by the Distributor.

All questions as to the number of shares of each security in the Deposit Securities and the validity, form, eligibility and acceptance for deposit of any securities to be delivered shall be determined by the Trust, and the Trust’s determination shall be final and binding.

Cash Purchase Amount (Short ProShares only)

Creation Units of the Short ProShares will be sold only for cash (“Cash Purchase Amount”). Creation Units are sold at their NAV plus a transaction fee, as described below, except that, for the Short International ProShares, purchase orders transmitted by mail must be received by the Distributor by the close of ETF trading on the NYSE Arca (ordinarily 4:15 pm. Eastern time).

 

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Purchases through the Clearing Process (Ultra ProShares only)

An Authorized Participant may place an order to purchase (or redeem) Creation Units (i) through the Continuous Net Settlement clearing processes of NSCC as such processes have been enhanced to effect purchases (and redemptions) of Creation Units, such processes being referred to herein as the “Clearing Process,” or (ii) outside the Clearing Process. To purchase or redeem through the Clearing Process, an Authorized Participant must be a member of NSCC that is eligible to use the Continuous Net Settlement system. For purchase orders placed through the Clearing Process, the Authorized Participant Agreement authorizes the Distributor to transmit through the Transfer Agent to NSCC, on behalf of an Authorized Participant, such trade instructions as are necessary to effect the Authorized Participant’s purchase order. Pursuant to such trade instructions to NSCC, the Authorized Participant agrees to deliver the requisite Deposit Securities and the Balancing Amount to the Trust, together with the Transaction Fee and such additional information as may be required by the Distributor. A purchase order must be received by the Distributor at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time if transmitted by mail or by 3:00 p.m. Eastern time if transmitted by telephone, facsimile or other electronic means permitted under the Participant Agreement in order to receive that day’s Closing NAV per Share.

Purchases Outside the Clearing Process

An Authorized Participant that wishes to place an order to purchase Creation Units outside the Clearing Process must state that it is not using the Clearing Process and that the purchase instead will be effected through a transfer of securities and cash directly through DTC. All purchases of the Short ProShares will be settled outside the Clearing Process. Purchases (and redemptions) of Creation Units of the Ultra ProShares settled outside the Clearing Process will be subject to a higher Transaction Fee than those settled through the Clearing Process. Purchase orders effected outside the Clearing Process are likely to require transmittal by the Authorized Participant earlier on the Transmittal Date than orders effected using the Clearing Process. Those persons placing orders outside the Clearing Process should ascertain the deadlines applicable to DTC and the Federal Reserve Bank wire system by contacting the operations department of the broker or depository institution effectuating such transfer of Deposit Securities and Balancing Amount (for the Ultra ProShares), or of the Cash Purchase Amount (for the Short ProShares) together with the applicable Transaction Fee.

Rejection of Purchase Orders

The Trust reserves the absolute right to reject a purchase order transmitted to it by the Distributor in respect of any Fund if (a) the purchaser or group of purchasers, upon obtaining the Shares ordered, would own 80% or more of the currently outstanding Shares of any Fund; (b) for the Ultra ProShares only, the Deposit Securities delivered are not as specified by ProShare Advisors and ProShare Advisors has not consented to acceptance of an in-kind deposit that varies from the designated Deposit Securities; (c) for the Ultra ProShares only, acceptance of the purchase transaction order would have certain adverse tax consequences to the Fund; (d) the acceptance of the purchase transaction order would, in the opinion of counsel, be unlawful; (e) the acceptance of the purchase order transaction would otherwise, in the discretion of the Trust or ProShare Advisors, have an adverse effect on the Trust or the rights of beneficial owners; (f) the value of a Cash Purchase Amount, or the value of the Balancing Amount to accompany an in-kind deposit, exceeds a purchase authorization limit extended to an Authorized Participant by the custodian and the Authorized Participant has not deposited an amount in excess of such purchase authorization with the custodian prior to the relevant cut-off time for the Fund on the Transmittal Date; or (g) in the event that circumstances outside the control of the Trust, the Distributor and ProShare Advisors make it impractical to process purchase orders. The Trust shall notify a prospective purchaser of its rejection of the order of such person. The Trust and the Distributor are under no duty, however, to give notification of any defects or irregularities in the delivery of purchase transaction orders nor shall either of them incur any liability for the failure to give any such notification.

Redemption of Creation Units

Shares may be redeemed only in Creation Units at their NAV next determined after receipt of a redemption request in proper form by the Distributor on any Business Day. The Trust will not redeem Shares in amounts less than Creation Units. Beneficial owners also may sell Shares in the secondary market, but must accumulate enough Shares to constitute a Creation Unit in order to have such Shares redeemed by the Trust. There can be no assurance, however, that there will be sufficient liquidity in the public trading market at any time to permit assembly of a Creation Unit of Shares. Investors should expect to incur brokerage and other costs in connection with assembling a sufficient number of Shares to constitute a redeemable Creation Unit.

 

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Fund Securities (Ultra ProShares only)

With respect to each Ultra ProShares, ProShare Advisors makes available through the NSCC immediately prior to the opening of business on the Exchange on each day that the Exchange is open for business the Portfolio Securities that will be applicable (subject to possible amendment or correction) to redemption requests received in proper form (as defined below) on that day (“Fund Securities”). These securities may, at times, not be identical to Deposit Securities which are applicable to a purchase of Creation Units.

The redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit generally consist of Fund Securities, as announced by ProShare Advisors through the NSCC on any Business Day, plus the Balancing Amount. The redemption transaction fee described below is deducted from such redemption proceeds.

Cash Redemption Amount (Short ProShares only)

The redemption proceeds for a Creation Unit of a Short ProShares will consist solely of cash in an amount equal to the NAV of the Shares being redeemed, as next determined after a receipt of a request in proper form, less the redemption transaction fee described below (“Cash Redemption Amount”).

Placement of Redemption Orders Using Clearing Process

Orders to redeem Creation Units of Funds through the Clearing Process must be delivered through an Authorized Participant that is a member of NSCC that is eligible to use the Continuous Net Settlement System. A redemption order (other than for Short International ProShares) must be received by the Distributor prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time if transmitted by mail or by 3:00 p.m. Eastern time if transmitted by telephone, facsimile or other electronic means permitted under the Participant Agreement in order to receive that day’s closing NAV per Share. A redemption order for Short International ProShares must be received by the Distributor prior to the close of ETF trading on NYSE Arca (ordinarily 4:15 p.m. Eastern time) if transmitted by mail or by 3:00 p.m. Eastern time if transmitted by telephone, facsimile or other electronic means permitted under the Participant Agreement in order to receive that day’s closing NAV per Share. All other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement must be followed in order for you to receive the NAV determined on that day. The requisite Fund Securities and the Balancing Amount (for the Ultra ProShares) or the Cash Redemption Amount (for the Short ProShares) will be transferred by the third (3 rd ) NSCC Business Day following the date on which such request for redemption is deemed received.

Placement of Redemption Orders Outside Clearing Process

Orders to redeem Creation Units of Funds outside the Clearing Process must be delivered through a DTC Participant that has executed the Participant Agreement. A DTC Participant who wishes to place an order for redemption of Creation Units of a Fund to be effected outside the Clearing Process need not be a Participating Party, but such orders must state that the DTC Participant is not using the Clearing Process and that redemption of Creation Units will instead be effected through transfer of Shares directly through DTC. A redemption order (other than for Short International ProShares) must be received by the Distributor prior to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time if transmitted by mail or by 3:00 p.m. Eastern time if transmitted by telephone, facsimile or other electronic means permitted under the Participant Agreement in order to receive that day’s closing NAV per Share. A redemption order for Short International ProShares must be received by the Distributor prior to the close of ETF trading on NYSE Arca (ordinarily 4:15 p.m. Eastern time) if transmitted by mail or by 3:00 p.m. Eastern time if transmitted by telephone, facsimile or other electronic means permitted under the Participant Agreement in order to receive that day’s closing NAV per Share. All other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement must be followed in order for you to receive the NAV determined on that day. The order must be accompanied or preceded by the requisite number of Shares of Funds specified in such order, which delivery must be made through DTC to the Custodian by the third Business Day following such Transmittal Date (“DTC Cut-Off Time”). All other procedures set forth in the Participant Agreement must be properly followed.

After the Transfer Agent has deemed an order for redemption outside the Clearing Process received, the Transfer Agent will initiate procedures to transfer the requisite Fund Securities (for the Ultra ProShares only) which are expected to be delivered within three Business Days and the Cash Redemption Amount (for all Funds) by the third Business Day following the Transmittal Date on which such redemption order is deemed received by the Transfer Agent.

 

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In certain instances, Authorized Participants may create and redeem Creation Unit aggregations of the same Fund on the same trade date. In this instance, the Trust reserves the right to settle these transactions on a net basis.

Redemptions in Cash

For Ultra ProShares, if it is not possible to effect deliveries of the Fund Securities, the Fund may in its discretion exercise its option to redeem such Shares in cash, and the redeeming shareholder will be required to receive its redemption proceeds in cash. In addition, an investor may request a redemption in cash which the Ultra ProShares may, in its sole discretion, permit. In either case, the investor will receive a cash payment equal to the NAV of its Shares based on the NAV of Shares of the relevant Fund next determined after the redemption request is received in proper form (minus a redemption transaction fee and additional charge for requested cash redemptions specified above, to offset the Fund’s brokerage and other transaction costs associated with the disposition of Fund Securities). The Fund may also, in its sole discretion, upon request of a shareholder, provide such redeemer a portfolio of securities which differs from the exact composition of the Fund Securities but does not differ in NAV.

For Short ProShares, all redemptions will be in cash.

The right of redemption may be suspended or the date of payment postponed with respect to any Fund (1) for any period during which the NYSE is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings); (2) for any period during which trading on the NYSE is suspended or restricted; (3) for any period during which an emergency exists as a result of which disposal of the shares of the Fund’s portfolio securities or determination of its NAV is not reasonably practicable; or (4) in such other circumstance as is permitted by the SEC.

Transaction Fees

Transaction fees are imposed as set forth in the table in the prospectus. Transaction fees payable to the Trust are imposed to compensate the Trust for the transfer and other transaction costs of a Fund associated with the issuance and redemption of Creation Units of Shares. There is a fixed and a variable component to the total Transaction Fee. A fixed Transaction Fee is applicable to each creation or redemption transaction, regardless of the number of Creation Units purchased or redeemed. In addition, a variable Transaction Fee equal to a percentage of the value of each Creation Unit purchased or redeemed is applicable to each creation or redemption transaction.

Purchasers of Creation Units of Ultra ProShares for cash are required to pay an additional charge to compensate the relevant Fund for brokerage and market impact expenses relating to investing in portfolios securities. Where the Trust permits an in-kind purchaser to substitute cash in lieu of depositing a portion of the Deposit Securities, the purchaser will be assessed an additional charge for cash purchases.

Purchasers of Shares in Creation Units are responsible for the costs of transferring the securities constituting the Deposit Securities to the account of the Trust. The purchase transaction fees for in-kind purchases and cash purchases (when available) are listed in the table below. Investors will also bear the costs of transferring securities from the Fund to their account or on their order. Investors who use the services of a broker or other such intermediary may be charged a fee for such services.

Determination of NAV

NAV per Share for each Fund is computed by dividing the value of the net assets of such Fund (i.e., the value of its total assets less total liabilities) by the total number of Shares outstanding, rounded to the nearest cent. Expenses and fees, including the management, administration and distribution fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for purposes of determining NAV. The NAV of each Fund other than the Short International ProShares is determined as of the close of the regular trading session of the NYSE (ordinarily 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day that the NYSE is open. The NAV of each Short International ProShares is determined as of the close of ETF trading on the NYSE Arca (ordinarily 4:15 p.m. Eastern time).

 

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Continuous Offering

The method by which Creation Units of Shares are created and traded may raise certain issues under applicable securities laws. Because new Creation Units of Shares are issued and sold by the Trust on an ongoing basis, at any point a “distribution,” as such term is used in the 1933 Act, may occur. Broker-dealers and other persons are cautioned that some activities on their part may, depending on the circumstances, result in their being deemed participants in a distribution in a manner which could render them statutory underwriters and subject them to the prospectus delivery and liability provisions of the 1933 Act. For example, a broker-dealer firm or its client may be deemed a statutory underwriter if it takes Creation Units after placing an order with the Distributor, breaks them down into constituent Shares and sells some or all of the Shares comprising such Creation Units directly to its customers; or if it chooses to couple the creation of a supply of new Shares with an active selling effort involving solicitation of secondary market demand for Shares. A determination of whether a person is an underwriter for the purposes of the 1933 Act depends upon all the facts and circumstances pertaining to that person’s activities. Thus, the examples mentioned above should not be considered a complete description of all the activities that could lead to a categorization as an underwriter. Broker- dealer firms should also note that dealers who are effecting transactions in Shares, whether or not participating in the distribution of Shares, are generally required to deliver a prospectus. This is because the prospectus delivery exemption in Section 4(3) of the 1933 Act is not available in respect of such transactions as a result of Section 24(d) of the 1940 Act. The Trust has been granted an exemption by the SEC from this prospectus delivery obligation in ordinary secondary market transactions involving Shares under certain circumstances, on the condition that purchasers of Shares are provided with a product description of the Shares. Broker-dealer firms should note that dealers who are not “underwriters” but are participating in a distribution (as contrasted to ordinary secondary market transaction), and thus dealing with Shares that are part of an “unsold allotment” within the meaning of section 4(3)(C) of the 1933 Act, would be unable to take advantage of the prospectus delivery exemption provided by section 4(3) of the 1933 Act. Firms that incur a prospectus-delivery obligation with respect to Shares are reminded that under 1933 Act Rule 153 a prospectus delivery obligation under Section 5(b)(2) of the 1933 Act owed to a national securities exchange member in connection with a sale on the national securities exchange is satisfied by the fact that the Fund’s prospectus is available at the national securities exchange on which the Shares of such Fund trade upon request. The prospectus delivery mechanism provided in Rule 153 is only available with respect to transactions on a national securities exchange and not with respect to “upstairs” transactions.

TAXATION

Overview

Set forth below is a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax issues concerning the Funds and the purchase, ownership, and disposition of a Fund’s Shares. This discussion does not purport to be complete or to deal with all aspects of federal income taxation that may be relevant to shareholders in light of their particular circumstances, nor to certain types of shareholders subject to special treatment under the federal income tax laws (for example, life insurance companies, banks and other financial institutions, and IRAs and other retirement plans). This discussion is based upon present provisions of the Code, the regulations promulgated thereunder, and judicial and administrative ruling authorities, all of which are subject to change, which change may be retroactive. Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors with regard to the federal tax consequences of the purchase, ownership, or disposition of a Fund’s Shares, as well as the tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, foreign country, or other taxing jurisdiction.

Each Fund intends to qualify and elect to be treated each year as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. A RIC generally is not subject to federal income tax on income and gains distributed in a timely manner to its shareholders. To qualify for treatment as a RIC, each Fund generally must, among other things:

(a) derive in each taxable year at least 90% of its gross income from (i) dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans and gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including but not limited to gains from options, futures, or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies; and (ii) net income from interests in “qualified publicly traded partnerships” as described below (the income described in this subparagraph (a), “Qualifying Income”);

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other RICs and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect of any one issuer, to a value not greater than 5% of the value of the Fund’s total assets and to an amount not greater than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of its total assets is invested in (x) the securities (other than U.S. government securities and the securities of other RICs) of any one issuer or of two or more issuers that the fund controls and that are engaged in the same, similar or related trades or businesses, or (y) the securities of one or more qualified publicly traded partnerships (as defined below); and

(c) distribute with respect to each taxable year at least 90% of its investment company taxable income (as that term is defined in the Code without regard to the deduction for dividends paid—generally, taxable ordinary income and the excess, if any, of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses) and net tax-exempt interest income, for such year.

In general, for purposes of the 90% of gross income requirement described in subparagraph (a) above, income derived from a partnership will be treated as Qualifying Income only to the extent such income is attributable to items of income of the partnership which would be Qualifying Income if realized directly by the RIC. However, 100% of the net income of a RIC derived from an interest in a “qualified publicly traded partnership” (defined as a partnership (x) interests in which are traded on an established securities market or readily tradable on a secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof, (y) that derives at least 90% of its income from the passive income sources defined in Code section 7704(d) and (z) that derives less than 90% of its income from the Qualifying Income described in clause (i) of subparagraph (a) above) will be treated as Qualifying Income. In addition, although in general the passive loss rules of the Code do not apply to RICs, such rules do apply to a RIC with respect to items attributable to an interest in a qualified publicly traded partnership.

For purposes of meeting the diversification requirements described in subparagraph (b) above, the term “outstanding voting securities of such issuer” will include the equity securities of a qualified publicly traded partnership, and in the case of a Fund’s investments in loan participations, the Fund shall treat both the financial intermediary and the issuer of the underlying loan as an “issuer”.

If, in any taxable year, a Fund were to fail to qualify for taxation as a RIC under the Code, the Fund would be subject to tax on its taxable income at corporate rates, and all distributions from earnings and profits, including distributions of net tax-exempt income and net long-term capital gain (if any), would be taxable to shareholders as dividend income. Distributions from the Fund would not be deductible by the Fund in computing its taxable income. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund may be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions.

As noted above, if a Fund qualifies as a RIC that is accorded special tax treatment, the Fund will not be subject to federal income tax on income distributed in a timely manner to its shareholders in the form of dividends (including Capital Gain Dividends, as defined below).

Amounts not distributed on a timely basis in accordance with a prescribed formula are subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax at the Fund level. To avoid the tax, each Fund must distribute during each calendar year an amount equal to the sum of (1) at least 98% of its ordinary income (not taking into account any capital gains or losses) for the calendar year, (2) at least 98% of its capital gains in excess of its capital losses (adjusted for certain ordinary losses) for a one-year period generally ending on October 31 of the calendar year, and (3) all such ordinary income and capital gains that were not distributed in previous years. For this purpose, a Fund will be treated as having distributed any amount on which it has been subject to corporate income tax in the taxable year ending within the calendar year. Each Fund intends generally to make distributions sufficient to avoid imposition of the 4% excise tax, although there can be no assurance that the Funds will be able to do so.

A distribution will be treated as paid on December 31 of a calendar year if it is declared by a Fund in October, November or December of that year with a record date in such a month and paid by the Fund during January of the following year. Such distributions will be taxable to shareholders in the calendar year in which the distributions are declared, rather than the calendar year in which the distributions are received.

Options, Futures, Forward Contracts and Swaps

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considered to be 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gains or losses; however foreign currency gains or losses arising from certain section 1256 contracts may be ordinary in character (see “Foreign Currency Transactions” below). Also, section 1256 contracts held by a Fund at the end of each taxable year (and on certain other dates prescribed in the Code) are “mark-to-market” with the result that unrealized gains or losses are treated as though they were realized.

The tax treatment of a payment made or received on a swap to which a Fund is a party, and in particular whether such payment is, in whole or in part, capital or ordinary in character, will vary depending upon the terms of the particular swap contract.

Transactions in options, futures, forward contracts and swaps undertaken by the Funds may result in “straddles” for federal income tax purposes. The straddle rules may affect the character of gains (or losses) realized by a Fund, and losses realized by the Fund on positions that are part of a straddle may be deferred under the straddle rules, rather than being taken into account in calculating taxable income for the taxable year in which the losses are realized. In addition, certain carrying charges (including interest expense) associated with positions in a straddle may be required to be capitalized rather than deducted currently. Certain elections that a Fund may make with respect to its straddle positions may also affect the amount, character and timing of the recognition of gains or losses from the affected positions.

Because only a few regulations implementing the straddle rules have been promulgated, the consequences of such transactions to the Funds are not entirely clear. The straddle rules may increase the amount of short-term capital gain realized by a Fund, which is taxed as ordinary income when distributed to shareholders. Because application of the straddle rules may affect the character of gains or losses, defer losses and/or accelerate the recognition of gains or losses from the affected straddle positions, the amount which must be distributed to shareholders as ordinary income or long-term capital gain may be increased or decreased substantially as compared to a fund that did not engage in such transactions.

More generally, investments by a Fund in options, futures, forward contracts, swaps and other derivative financial instruments are subject to numerous special and complex tax rules. These rules could affect whether gains and losses recognized by a Fund are treated as ordinary or capital, accelerate the recognition of income or gains to a Fund and defer or possibly prevent the recognition or use of certain losses by a Fund. The rules could, in turn, affect the amount, timing or character of the income distributed to shareholders by a Fund. In addition, because the application of these rules may be uncertain under current law, an adverse determination or future Internal Revenue Service guidance with respect to these rules may affect whether a Fund has made sufficient distributions and otherwise satisfied the relevant requirements to maintain its qualification as a RIC and avoid a fund-level tax.

Constructive Sales

Under certain circumstances, each Fund may recognize gain from a constructive sale of an “appreciated financial position” it holds if it enters into a short sale, forward contract or other transaction that substantially reduces the risk of loss with respect to the appreciated position. In that event, each Fund would be treated as if it had sold and immediately repurchased the property and would be taxed on any gain (but would not recognize any loss) from the constructive sale. The character of gain from a constructive sale would depend upon each Fund’s holding period in the property. Appropriate adjustments would be made in the amount of any gain or loss subsequently realized on the position to reflect the gain recognized on the constructive sale. Loss from a constructive sale would be recognized when the property was subsequently disposed of, and its character would depend on the Fund’s holding period and the application of various loss deferral provisions of the Code. Constructive sale treatment does not generally apply to a transaction if such transaction is closed before the end of the 30th day after the close of the Fund’s taxable year and the Fund holds the appreciated financial position throughout the 60-day period beginning with the day such transaction closed. The term “appreciated financial position” excludes any position that is “mark-to-market.”

 

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Original Issue Discount; Market Discount

Certain debt securities acquired by a Fund may be treated as debt securities that were originally issued at a discount. Generally, the amount of the original issue discount is treated as interest income and is included in taxable income (and required to be distributed by the Fund) over the term of the debt security, even though payment of that amount is not received until a later time, usually when the debt security matures. If a Fund purchases a debt security on a secondary market at a price lower than its stated redemption price, the excess of the stated redemption price over the purchase price is “market discount.” Generally, any gain realized on the disposition of, and any partial payment of principal on, a debt security having market discount is treated as ordinary income to the extent the gain, or principal payment, does not exceed the “accrued market discount” on the debt security. Market discount generally accrues in equal daily installments.

Foreign Investments and Taxes

Investment income and gains received by a Fund from foreign investments may be subject to foreign withholding and other taxes, which could decrease the Fund’s return on those investments. The effective rate of foreign taxes to which a Fund will be subject depends on the specific countries in which its assets will be invested and the extent of the assets invested in each such country and, therefore, cannot be determined in advance. Shareholders generally will not be entitled to claim a credit or deduction with respect to foreign taxes incurred by the Fund.

Foreign Currency Transactions

Gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates that occur between the time a Fund accrues income or other receivables or accrues expenses or other liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time the Fund actually collects such receivables or pays such liabilities generally are treated as ordinary income or ordinary loss. Similarly, on disposition of some investments, including debt securities and certain forward contracts denominated in a foreign currency, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency between the acquisition and disposition of the position also are treated as ordinary income or loss. In certain circumstances, a Fund may elect to treat foreign currency gain or loss attributable to a forward contract, a futures contract or an option as capital gain or loss. Furthermore, foreign currency gain or loss arising from certain types of section 1256 contracts is treated as capital gain or loss, although a Fund may elect to treat foreign currency gain or loss from such contracts as ordinary in character. These gains and losses, referred to under the Code as “section 988” gains or losses, increase or decrease the amount of a Fund’s investment company taxable income available (and required) to be distributed to its shareholders as ordinary income. If a Fund’s section 988 losses exceed other investment company taxable income during a taxable year, the Fund would not be able to make any ordinary dividend distributions, or distributions made before the losses were realized would be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders, rather than as ordinary dividends, thereby reducing each shareholder’s basis in his or her Fund Shares.

Passive Foreign Investment Companies

The Funds may invest in shares of foreign corporations that are classified under the Code as passive foreign investment companies (“PFICs”). In general, a foreign corporation is classified as a PFIC if at least one-half of its assets constitute investment-type assets, or 75% or more of its gross income is investment-type income. Certain distributions from a PFIC, as well as gain from the sale of PFIC shares, are treated as “excess distributions”. Excess distributions are taxable as ordinary income even though, absent application of the PFIC rules, certain excess distributions might have been classified as capital gains. If a Fund receives an excess distribution with respect to PFIC stock, the Fund itself may be subject to a tax on a portion of the excess distribution, whether or not the corresponding income is distributed by the Fund to shareholders. In general, under the PFIC rules, an excess distribution is treated as having been realized ratably over the period during which the Fund held the PFIC shares. Each Fund will itself be subject to tax on the portion of an excess distribution that is allocated to prior taxable years without the ability to reduce such tax by making distributions to Fund shareholders, and an interest factor will be added to the tax as if the tax had been payable in such prior taxable years.

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PFIC in a given year. If this election were made, the special rules, discussed above, relating to the taxation of excess distributions, would not apply. Another election would involve marking to market a Fund’s PFIC shares at the end of each taxable year, with the result that unrealized gains would be treated as though they were realized and reported as ordinary income. Any mark-to-market losses and any loss from an actual disposition of PFIC shares would be deductible by the Fund as ordinary losses to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains included in income in prior years.

Mortgage Pooling Vehicles

The Funds may invest directly or indirectly in residual interests in real estate mortgage conduits (“REMICs”) or taxable mortgage pools (“TMPs”). Under a Notice issued by the IRS in October 2006 and Treasury regulations that have yet to be issued but may apply retroactively, a portion of a Fund’s income (including income allocated to the Fund from a REIT or other pass-through entity) that is attributable to a residual interest in a REMIC or an equity interest in a TMP (referred to in the Code as an “excess inclusion”) will be subject to federal income tax in all events. This Notice also provides, and the regulations are expected to provide, that excess inclusion income of a RIC will be allocated to shareholders of the RIC in proportion to the dividends received by such shareholders, with the same consequences as if the shareholders held the related interest directly. As a result, Funds investing in such interests may not be a suitable investment for charitable remainder trusts (see Unrelated Business Taxable Income, below).

In general, excess inclusion income allocated to shareholders (i) cannot be offset by net operating losses (subject to a limited exception for certain thrift institutions), (ii) will constitute unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”) to entities (including a qualified pension plan, an individual retirement account, a 401(k) plan, a Keogh plan or other tax-exempt entity) subject to tax on unrelated business income, thereby potentially requiring such an entity that is allocated excess inclusion income, and otherwise might not be required to file a tax return, to file a return and pay tax on such income, and (iii) in the case of a non-U.S. shareholder, will not qualify for any reduction in U.S. federal withholding tax.

Unrelated Business Taxable Income

Under current law, income of a RIC that would be treated as UBTI if earned directly by a tax-exempt entity generally will not be attributed as UBTI to a tax-exempt entity that is a shareholder in the RIC. Notwithstanding this “blocking” effect, a tax-exempt shareholder could realize UBTI by virtue of its investment in a Fund if Shares in a Fund constitute debt-financed property in the hands of the tax-exempt shareholder within the meaning of Code Section 514(b).

A tax-exempt shareholder may also recognize UBTI if the Fund recognizes “excess inclusion income” derived from direct or indirect investments in residual interests in REMICS or equity interests in TMPs if the amount of such income recognized by the Fund exceeds the Fund’s investment company taxable income (after taking into account deductions for dividends paid by the Fund). Furthermore, any investment in residual interests of a collateralized mortgage obligation (a “CMO”) that has elected to be treated as a REMIC can create complex tax consequences, especially if the Fund has state or local governments or other tax-exempt organizations as shareholders.

In addition, special tax consequences apply to charitable remainder trusts (“CRTs”) that invest in RICs that invest directly or indirectly in residual interests in REMICs or equity interests in TMPs. Under legislation enacted in December 2006, a CRT (as defined in section 664 of the Code) that realizes any UBTI for a taxable year must pay an excise tax annually of an amount equal to such UBTI. Under IRS guidance issued in October 2006, a CRT will not recognize UBTI as a result of investing in a Fund that recognizes “excess inclusion income.” Rather, if at any time during any taxable year a CRT (or one of certain other tax-exempt shareholders, such as the United States, a state or political subdivision, or an agency or instrumentality thereof, and certain energy cooperatives) is a record holder of a share in a Fund that recognizes “excess inclusion income,” then the Fund will be subject to a tax on that portion of its “excess inclusion income” for the taxable year that is allocable to such shareholders at the highest federal corporate income tax rate. The extent to which this IRS guidance remains applicable in light of the December 2006 legislation is unclear. To the extent permitted under the 1940 Act, each Fund may elect to specially allocate any such tax to the applicable CRT, or other shareholder, and thus reduce such shareholder’s distributions

 

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for the year by the amount of the tax that relates to such shareholder’s interest in the Fund. The Funds have not yet determined whether such an election will be made. CRTs are urged to consult their tax advisors concerning the consequences of investing in a Fund.

Distributions

For federal income tax purposes, distributions of investment company taxable income are generally taxable to a U.S. shareholder as ordinary income, whether paid in cash or Shares. Distributions of net capital gains – that is, the excess of net long-term capital gains from the sale of investments that a Fund has owned (or is treated as having owned) for more than one year over net short-term capital losses that are properly designated by a Fund as capital gain dividends (“Capital Gain Dividends”), whether paid in cash or Shares, are taxable at long-term capital gains rates, regardless of how long the shareholder has held the Fund’s Shares. Capital Gain Dividends are not eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction.

Distributions attributable to the excess of net gains from the sale of investments that a Fund owned for one year or less over net long-term capital losses will be taxable as ordinary income. Distributions of capital gains are generally made after applying any available capital loss carryforward. The following Funds had tax basis net capital loss carryforwards as of May 31, 2008.

 

FUND

   Captial loss
Carryforwards
Expiring 10/31/2014
   Captial loss
Carryforwards
Expiring 10/31/2015

ProShares Ultra Russell1000 Value

   $ 0    $ 130,032

ProShares Ultra Russell MidCap Value

   $ 0    $ 487,807

ProShares Ultra Russell2000 Value

   $ 0    $ 988,098

ProShares Ultra Consumer Services

   $ 0    $ 291,486

ProShares Ultra Financials

   $ 0    $ 317,962

ProShares Ultra Real Estate

   $ 0    $ 1,156,071

ProShares Short QQQ

   $ 11,785,145    $ 18,053,136

ProShares Short Dow30

   $ 3,884,813    $ 12,428,119

ProShares Short S&P500

   $ 7,147,858    $ 17,495,559

ProShares Short MidCap400

   $ 6,889,918    $ 10,369,146

ProShares Short SmallCap600

   $ 0    $ 608,042

ProShares Short Russell2000

   $ 0    $ 127,092

ProShares UltraShort QQQ

   $ 65,260,977    $ 538,089,915

ProShares UltraShort Dow30

   $ 8,492,428    $ 83,165,147

ProShares UltraShort S&P500

   $ 24,105,023    $ 204,687,697

ProShares UltraShort MidCap400

   $ 12,189,910    $ 30,724,514

ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600

   $ 0    $ 3,493,033

ProShares UltraShort Russell2000

   $ 0    $ 31,957,502

ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Growth

   $ 0    $ 1,004,536

ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth

   $ 0    $ 332,637

ProShares UltraShort Russell 2000Growth

   $ 0    $ 1,195,488

ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials

   $ 0    $ 10,983,370

ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods

   $ 0    $ 1,283,480

ProShares UltraShort Financials

   $ 0    $ 44,904,963

ProShares UltraShort Healthcare

   $ 0    $ 761,500

ProShares UltraShort Industrials

   $ 0    $ 2,555,682

ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas

   $ 0    $ 17,972,815

ProShares UltraShort Real Estate

   $ 0    $ 11,860,408

ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors

   $ 0    $ 2,425,997

ProShares UltraShort Technology

   $ 0    $ 1,670,373

ProShares UltraShort Utilities

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Long term capital gain rates applicable to non-corporate shareholders have been temporarily reduced to, in general 15% (with lower rates applying to taxpayers in the 10% and 15% ordinary income brackets) for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2011.

Investors should be careful to consider the tax implications of buying Shares of a Fund just prior to a distribution. The price of Shares purchased at this time will include the amount of the forthcoming distribution, but the distribution will generally be taxable.

Shareholders will be notified annually as the U.S. federal tax status of Fund distributions, and shareholders receiving distributions in the form of newly issued Shares will receive a report as to the value of the Shares received.

Distributions by the Funds to tax-deferred or qualified plans, such as an IRA, retirement plan or corporate pension or profit sharing plan, generally will not be taxable. However, distributions from such plans will be taxable to individual participants without regard to the character of the income earned by the qualified plan. Please consult a tax advisor for a more complete explanation of the federal, state, local and (if applicable) foreign tax consequences of making investments through such plans.

Qualified Dividend Income

For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2011, “qualified dividend income” received by an individual will be taxed at the rates applicable to long-term capital gain. In order for some portion of the dividends received by a Fund shareholder to be qualified dividend income, the Fund must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to some portion of the dividend-paying stocks in its portfolio and the shareholder must meet holding period and other requirements with respect to the Fund’s Shares. A dividend will not be treated as qualified dividend income (at either the Fund or shareholder level) (1) if the dividend is received with respect to any share of stock held for fewer than 61 days during the 121-day period beginning on the date which is 60 days before the date on which such share becomes ex-dividend with respect to such dividend (or, in the case of certain preferred stock, 91 days during the 181-day period beginning 90 days before such date), (2) to the extent that the recipient is under an obligation (whether pursuant to a short sale or otherwise) to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property, (3) if the recipient elects to have the dividend income treated as investment interest, or (4) if the dividend is received from a foreign corporation that is (a) not eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States (with the exception of dividends paid on stock of such a foreign corporation that is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States) or (b) treated as a passive foreign investment company.

Disposition of Shares

Upon a redemption, sale or exchange of Shares of a Fund, a shareholder will realize a taxable gain or loss depending upon his or her basis in the Shares. A gain or loss will be treated as capital gain or loss if the Shares are capital assets in the shareholder’s hands and generally will be long-term or short-term, depending upon the shareholder’s holding period for the Shares. Any loss realized on a redemption, sale or exchange will be disallowed to the extent the Shares disposed of are replaced (including through reinvestment of dividends) within a period of 61 days beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the Shares are disposed of. In such a case the basis of the

 

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Shares acquired will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss. Any loss realized by a shareholder on the disposition of a Fund’s Shares held by the shareholder for six months or less will be treated for tax purposes as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any distributions of Capital Gain Dividends received or treated as having been received by the shareholder with respect to such Shares.

Backup Withholding

Each Fund may be required to withhold federal income tax (“backup withholding”) from dividends paid, capital gains distributions, and redemption proceeds to shareholders. Federal tax will be withheld if (1) the shareholder fails to furnish the Fund with the shareholder’s correct taxpayer identification number or social security number, (2) the IRS notifies the shareholder or the Fund that the shareholder has failed to report properly certain interest and dividend income to the IRS and to respond to notices to that effect, or (3) when required to do so, the shareholder fails to certify that he or she is not subject to backup withholding. The backup withholding rate is 28% for amounts paid through 2010. The backup withholding rate will be 31% for amounts paid after December 31, 2010, unless Congress enacts tax legislation providing otherwise. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be credited against the shareholder’s federal income tax liability.

In order for a foreign investor to qualify for exemption from the backup withholding tax rates and for reduced withholding tax rates under income tax treaties, the foreign investor must comply with special certification and filing requirements. Foreign investors in a Fund should consult their tax advisors in this regard.

Non-U.S. Shareholders

Dividends, other than Capital Gain Dividends, paid by a Fund to a shareholder that is not a “U.S. person” within the meaning of the Code (such shareholder, a “foreign person”) generally are subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) even if they are funded by income or gains (such as portfolio interest, short-term capital gains or foreign-source dividend and interest income) that, if paid to a foreign person directly, would not be subject to withholding. For taxable years of the Funds beginning before January 1, 2008, the Funds were not required to withhold any amounts (i) with respect to distributions (other than distributions to a foreign person (w) that did not provide a satisfactory statement that the beneficial owner was not a U.S. person, (x) to the extent that the dividend was attributable to certain interest on an obligation if the foreign person was the issuer or was a 10% shareholder of the issuer, (y) that was within certain foreign countries that have inadequate information exchange with the United States, or (z) to the extent the dividend was attributable to interest paid by a person that was a related person of the foreign person and the foreign person was a controlled foreign corporation) from U.S.-source interest income that would not be subject to U.S. federal income tax if earned directly by an individual foreign person, to the extent such distributions were properly designated by the Fund (“interest-related dividends”), and (ii) with respect to distributions (other than (a) distributions to an individual foreign person who was present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the distribution and (b) distributions subject to special rules regarding the disposition of U.S. real property interests) of net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses, to the extent such distributions were properly designated by a Fund (“short-term capital gain dividends”). Legislation has been proposed to extend the exemption from withholding for interest-related and short-term capital gain dividends. At the time of this filing, it is unclear whether the legislation will be enacted and, if enacted, what the term of the extension will be (i.e., for one year or two years). Even if such legislation were enacted, a Fund may opt not to designate dividends as interest-related dividends or short-term capital gain dividends.

If a beneficial owner of Fund Shares who is a foreign person has a trade or business in the United States, and dividends from the Fund are effectively connected with the conduct by the beneficial owner of that trade or business, the dividends will be subject to U.S. federal net income taxation at regular income tax rates.

A beneficial holder of Shares who or which is a foreign person is not, in general, subject to U.S. federal income tax on gains (and is not allowed a deduction for losses) realized on the sale of Fund Shares or on Capital Gain Dividends unless (i) such gain or dividend is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business carried on by such holder within the United States or (ii) in the case of an individual holder, the holder is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the year of the sale or the receipt of the Capital gain Dividend and certain other conditions are met.

 

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If a shareholder is eligible for the benefits of a tax treaty, any effectively connected income or gain will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis only if it is also attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the shareholder in the United States.

Special rules may apply to distributions to foreign persons from a Fund that is either a “U.S. real property holding corporation” (“USRPHC”) or would be a USRPHC but for the operation of certain exceptions to the definition thereof. Additionally, special rules may apply to the sale of Shares in any Fund that is a USRPHC. Very generally, a USRPHC is a domestic corporation that holds U.S. real property interests (“USRPIs”) – defined very generally in turn as any interest in U.S. real property or any equity interest in a USRPHC – the fair market value of which equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market values of the corporation’s USRPIs, interests in real property located outside the United States, and other assets combined. A fund that holds (directly or indirectly) significant interests in REITs may be a USRPHC. Foreign persons should consult their tax advisors concerning the potential implications of these rules.

Equalization Accounting

Each Fund distributes its net investment income and capital gains to shareholders as dividends annually to the extent required to qualify for treatment as a RIC under the Code and generally to avoid federal income or excise tax. Under current law, each Fund may on its tax return treat as a distribution of investment company taxable income or net capital gain, as the case may be, the portion of redemption proceeds paid to redeeming shareholders that represents the redeeming shareholders’ portion of the Fund’s undistributed investment company taxable income and net capital gain, respectively. This practice, which involves the use of “equalization” accounting, will have the effect of reducing the amount of income and gains that a Fund is required to distribute as dividends to (non-redeeming) shareholders in order for the Fund to avoid federal income tax and excise tax, and the amount of any undistributed income or gains will be reflected in the value of a Fund’s Shares. The total return on a shareholder’s investment will not be reduced as a result of the Fund’s distribution policy. As noted above, investors who purchase Shares shortly before the record date of a distribution will pay the full price for the Shares and then receive some portion of the price back as a taxable distribution.

Tax Shelter Disclosure

Under Treasury regulations, if a shareholder recognizes a loss on a disposition of a Fund’s Shares of $2 million or more for an individual shareholder or $10 million or more for a corporate shareholder (including, for example, an insurance company holding separate account), the shareholder must file with the Internal Revenue Service a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct shareholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but, under current guidance, shareholders of a RIC are not excepted. This filing requirement applies even though, as a practical matter, any such loss would not, for example, reduce the taxable income of an insurance company. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting requirement to shareholders of most or all RICs.

Other Taxation

The foregoing discussion is primarily a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of investing in a Fund based on the law in effect as of the date of this SAI. The discussion does not address in detail special tax rules applicable to certain classes of investors, such as, among others, IRAs and other retirement plans, tax-exempt entities, foreign investors, insurance companies, banks and other financial institutions, and investors making in-kind contributions to a Fund. Such shareholders may be subject to U.S. tax rules that differ significantly from those summarized above. You should consult your tax advisor for more information about your own tax situation, including possible other federal, state, local and, where applicable, foreign tax consequences of investing in a Fund.

 

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OTHER INFORMATION

The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”). S&P makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of Shares of the Funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Funds particularly or the ability of the S&P 500 ® Index, S&P SmallCap 600 TM Index and S&P MidCap 400 TM Index (together, “S&P Indexes”) to track general stock market performance. S&P’s only relationship to the Funds (“Licensee”) is the licensing of certain trademarks and S&P trade names. S&P has no obligation to take the needs of the Licensee or owners of Shares of the Funds into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the S&P Indexes. S&P is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Shares of Funds are to be converted into cash. S&P has no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of Funds.

S&P DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE S&P INDEXES, RESPECTIVELY, OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND S&P SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. S&P MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY LICENSEE, OWNERS OF THE PRODUCT, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE S&P INDEXES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. S&P MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE S&P INDEXES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL S&P HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Russell 2000 ® , Russell 1000 ® and Russell Midcap ® (the “Russell Indexes”) are trademarks of the Russell Investment Group and/or its affiliates (“Russell”).

RUSSELL DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE RUSSELL INDEXES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND RUSSELL SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. RUSSELL MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY PROSHARES TRUST, INVESTORS, FUND SHAREHOLDERS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE RUSSELL INDEXES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. RUSSELL MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSELL INDEXES OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL RUSSELL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

“Dow Jones” is a service mark of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Dow Jones does not:

 

   

Sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Funds;

 

   

Recommend that any person invest in the Funds or any other securities;

 

   

Have any responsibility or liability for or make any decisions about timing, amount or pricing of the Funds;

 

   

Have any responsibility or liability for the administration, management or marketing of the Funds; or

 

   

Consider the needs of the Funds or the owners of the Funds in determining, composing or calculating Dow Jones indexes or have any obligation to do so.

Dow Jones will not have any liability in connection with the Funds. Specifically, Dow Jones does not make any warranty, express or implied, and Dow Jones disclaims any warranty about:

 

   

The results to be obtained by the Funds, the owner of the Funds or any other person in connection with the use of Dow Jones indexes and the data included in Dow Jones indexes;

 

   

The accuracy or completeness of Dow Jones indexes and their data;

 

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The merchantability and the fitness for a particular purpose or use of Dow Jones indexes and their data;

 

   

Dow Jones will have no liability for any errors, omission or interruptions in Dow Jones indexes or their data; and

 

   

Under no circumstances will Dow Jones be liable for any lost profits or indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages or losses, even if Dow Jones knows that they might occur.

MSCI ® is a registered trademark of Morgan Stanley & Company, Inc. The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Morgan Stanley or any affiliate of Morgan Stanley. Neither Morgan Stanley, any of its affiliates nor any other party involved in making or compiling the MSCI Indexes makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the Funds particularly or the ability of the MSCI Indexes to track general stock market performance. Morgan Stanley is the licensor of certain trademarks, service marks and trade names of MSCI and of the MSCI Indexes, which are determined, composed and calculated by Morgan Stanley without regard to the Funds. Morgan Stanley has no obligation to take the needs of the Funds into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the MSCI Indexes. Morgan Stanley is not responsible for and has not participated in the determination of the prices and amount of Shares of the Funds or the timing of the issuance or sale of such Shares. Neither Morgan Stanley, any of its affiliates nor any other party involved in making or compiling the MSCI Indexes has any obligation or liability to owners of the Funds in connection with the administration of the Funds, or the marketing or trading of Shares of the Funds. Although Morgan Stanley obtains information for inclusion in or for use in the calculation of the MSCI Indexes from sources which Morgan Stanley considers reliable, neither Morgan Stanley, any of its affiliates nor any other party involved in making or compiling the MSCI Indexes guarantees the accuracy and or the completeness of the MSCI Indexes or any data included therein. Neither Morgan Stanley, any of its affiliates nor any other party involved in making or compiling the MSCI Indexes makes any warranty, express or implied, as to results to be obtained by the Funds, or any other person or entity from the use of the MSCI Indexes or any data included therein in connection with the rights licensed hereunder or for any other use. Neither Morgan Stanley, any of its affiliates nor any other party involved in making or compiling the MSCI Indexes shall have any liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions of or in connection with the MSCI Indexes or any data included therein. Neither Morgan Stanley, any of its affiliates nor any other party involved in making or compiling the MSCI Indexes makes any express or implied warranties, and Morgan Stanley hereby expressly disclaims all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to the MSCI Indexes or any data included therein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall Morgan Stanley, any of its affiliates or any other party involved in making or compiling the MSCI Indexes have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For each Fund that commenced operations prior to May 31, 2008, each such Fund’s audited Financial Statements, appearing in the Annual Report to Shareholders and the report therein of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, as an independent registered public accounting firm, for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008 are hereby incorporated by reference in this SAI. The Annual Report to Shareholders is delivered with this SAI to shareholders requesting this SAI.

NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS NOT CONTAINED IN THE PROSPECTUS OR IN THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, WHICH THE PROSPECTUS INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING MADE BY THE PROSPECTUS AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR PRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY PROSHARES TRUST. THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFERING BY PROSHARES TRUST IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH AN OFFERING MAY NOT LAWFULLY BE MADE.

 

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PART C. OTHER INFORMATION

ProShares Trust

Item 23. Exhibits

 

  (a) Articles of Incorporation

 

 

(1)

Certificate of Trust of the Registrant. 1

 

 

(2)

Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Trust of the Registrant (changing the name from ProFunds ETF Trust to xtraShares Trust). 2

 

 

(3)

Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Trust of the Registrant (changing the name from xtraShares Trust to ProShares Trust. 3

 

 

(4)

Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Registrant. 3

 

  (b) By-Laws

 

 

(1)

By-Laws of the Registrant. 3

 

  (c) Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders

Not applicable.

 

  (d) Investment Advisory Contracts

 

 

(1)

Form of Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and ProShare Advisors LLC 4 and Amended Schedule A, filed herewith.

 

  (e) Underwriting Contracts

 

 

(1)

Form of Distribution Agreement between Registrant and SEI Investments Distribution Co. 5

 

  (f) Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts

Not applicable.

 

  (g) Custodian Agreements

 

 

(1)

Form of Custody Agreement and Cash Trade Execution Rider between Registrant and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A 5 and Amendment No. 7, filed herewith.

 

  (h) Other Material Contracts

 

 

(1)

Form of Management Services Agreement between Registrant and ProShare Advisors LLC 4 and Amended Schedule A, filed herewith.

 

 

(2)

Form of Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and ProShare Advisors LLC 4 and Amended Schedule A, filed herewith.

 

 

(3)

Form of Fund Services Agreement (Administration and Compliance Services, Regulatory Services, Accounting Services) between Registrant and J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co. 5 and Amendment No. 7, filed herewith.

 

 

(4)

Form of Agency Services Agreement between Registrant and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. 5 and Amendment No. 7, filed herewith.

 

 

(5)

Form of Authorized Participant Agreement between Registrant and SEI Investments Distribution Co. 3

 

 

(6)

PFO/Treasurer Services Agreement between Registrant and Foreside Compliance Services, LLC. 5

 

  (i) Legal Opinion

 

  (1) Opinion and Consent of Ropes & Gray LLC, filed herewith.

 

  (j) Other Opinions

 

  (1) Opinion and Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, filed herewith.

 

  (k) Omitted Financial Statements

Not applicable.

 

  (l) Initial Capital Agreements

 

 

(1)

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  (m) Rule 12b-1 Plan

 

 

(1)

Distribution Plan. 3

 

  (n) Rule 18f-3 Plan

Not applicable.

 

  (o) Reserved

Not applicable.

 

  (p) Codes of Ethics

 

 

(1)

Code of Ethics of the Registrant. 8

 

 

(2)

Code of Ethics of the Advisor. 3

 

 

(3)

Code of Conduct of the Distributor. 3

 

  (q) Powers of Attorney

 

 

(1)

Powers of Attorney. 8

 

 

(1) Filed with Initial Registration Statement on June 5, 2002.
(2) Previously filed on July 17, 2003 as part of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 under the Securities Act of 1933 and incorporated by reference herein.
(3) Previously filed on May 22, 2006 as part of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 6 under the Securities Act of 1933 and incorporated by reference herein.
(4) Previously filed on June 19, 2006 as part of Pre-Effective Amendment No. 7 under the Securities Act of 1933 and incorporated by reference herein.
(5) Previously filed on August 30, 2006 as part of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 under the Securities Act of 1933 and incorporated by reference herein.
(6) Previously filed on December 29, 2006 as part of Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 under the Securities Act of 1933 and incorporated by reference herein.
(7) Previously filed on February 13, 2007 as part of Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 under the Securities Act of 1933 and incorporated by reference herein.
(8) Previously filed on February 28, 2008 as part of Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 under the Securities Act of 1933 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 24. Persons Controlled By or Under Common Control With Registrant

Provide a list or diagram of all persons directly or indirectly controlled by or under common control with the Registrant. For any person controlled by another person, disclose the percentage of voting securities owned by the immediately controlling person or other basis of that person’s control. For each company, also provide the state or other sovereign power under the laws of which the company is organized.

None.

Item 25. Indemnification

State the general effect of any contract, arrangements or statute under which any director, officer, underwriter or affiliated person of the registrant is insured or indemnified against any liability incurred in their official capacity, other than insurance provided by any director, officer, affiliated person, or underwriter for their own protection.

Reference is made to Article Eight of the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust which is incorporated by reference herein:

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permits the Registrant to indemnify every person who is, or has been, a Trustee, officer, employee or agent of the Trust, including persons who serve at the request of the Trust as directors, trustees, officers, employees or agents of another organization in which the Trust has an interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter referred to as a “Covered Person”), shall be indemnified by the Trust to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been such a Trustee, director, officer, employee or agent and against amounts paid or incurred by him in settlement thereof. This indemnification is subject to the following conditions:

No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Covered Person:

 

  (a) For an liability to the Trust or its Shareholders arising out of a final adjudication by the court of other body before which the proceeding was brought that the Covered Person engaged in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office;

 

  (b) With respect to any matter as to which the Covered Person shall have been finally adjudicated not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interests of the Trust; or

 

  (c) In the event of a settlement of other disposition not involving a final adjudication (as provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 8.5.2) and resulting in a payment by a Covered Person, unless there has been either a determination that such Covered Person did not engage in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of this office by the court or other body approving the settlement or other disposition, or a reasonable determination, based on a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), that he or she did not engage in such conduct, such determination being made by : (i) a vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees (as such term is defined in Section 8.5.5) acting on the matter); or (ii) a writer opinion of independent legal counsel.

The rights of indemnification under the Declaration of Trust may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, and shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Covered Person may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Covered Person, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Nothing contained in the Declaration of Trust shall affect any rights to indemnification to which Trust personnel other than Covered Persons may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law.

Expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding subject to a claim for indemnification under Section 8.5 of the Declaration of Trust shall be advanced by the Trust prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification under Section 8.5 of the Declaration of Trust, provided that either: Covered Person, unless there has been either a determination that such Covered Person did not engage in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of this office by the court or other body approving the settlement or other disposition, or a reasonable determination, based on a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), that he or she did not engage in such conduct, such determination being made by : (i) a vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees (as such term is defined in Section 8.5.5) acting on the matter (provided that a majority of Disinterested Trustees then in office act on the matter); or (ii) a writer opinion of independent legal counsel.

 

  (a) Such undertaking is secured by a surety bond or some other appropriate security or the Trust shall be insured against losses arising out of any such advances; or

 

  (b) A majority of the Disinterested Trustees acting on the matter (provided that a majority of the Disinterested Trustees then in office act on the matter) or independent legal counsel in a written opinion shall determine, based upon a review of the readily available facts (as opposed to the facts available upon a full trial), that there is reason to believe that the recipient ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.


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As used in Section 8.5 of the Declaration of Trust, the following words shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

  (c) A “Disinterested Trustee” is one (i) who is not an Interested Person of the Trust (including anyone, as such Disinterested Trustees, who has been exempted from being an Interested Person by any rule, regulation or order of the Commission), and (ii) against whom none of such actions, suits or other proceedings or another action, suit or other proceeding on the same or similar grounds is then or has been pending;

 

  (d) “Claim,” “action,” “suite” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, actions, suits, proceedings (civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals), actual or threatened; and

 

  (e) “Liability” and “expenses” shall include without limitation, attorneys’ fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.

Item 26. Business and Other Connections of Investment Advisers

Describe any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which the investment adviser and each director, officer or partner of the investment adviser, or has been, engaged within the last two fiscal years for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee (disclose the name and principal business address of any company for which a person listed above serves in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee, and the nature of the relationship.)

Reference is made to the caption “Management” in the Prospectuses constituting Part A which is incorporated by reference to this Registration Statement and “Management of the ProShares Trust” in the Statement of Additional Information constituting Part B which is incorporated by reference to this Registration Statement.

The information as to the directors and officers of ProShare Advisors LLC is set forth in ProShare Advisors LLC’s Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2005 (Reference No. 5524427696B2B2) and amended through the date March 22, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 27. Principal Underwriters

 

  (a) State the name of each investment company (other than the registrant) for which each principal underwriter currently distributing securities of the registrant also acts as a principal underwriter, depositor or investment adviser.

Registrant’s distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”), acts as distributor for:

SEI Daily Income Trust

SEI Liquid Asset Trust

SEI Tax Exempt Trust

SEI Index Funds

SEI Institutional Managed Trust

SEI Institutional International Trust

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II

Bishop Street Funds

SEI Asset Allocation Trust

SEI Institutional Investments Trust

HighMark Funds

Oak Associates Funds

CNI Charter Funds

iShares Inc.

iShares Trust

JohnsonFamily Funds, Inc.


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Causeway Capital Management Trust

The Japan Fund, Inc.

Barclays Global Investors Funds

The Arbitrage Funds

The Turner Funds

Community Reinvestment Act Qualified Investment Fund

The Distributor provides numerous financial services to investment managers, pension plan sponsors, and bank trust departments. These services include portfolio evaluation, performance measurement and consulting services (“Funds Evaluation”) and automated execution, clearing and settlement of securities transactions (“MarketLink”).

 

  (b) Provide the information required by the following table with respect to each director, officer or partner of each principal underwriter named in answer to Item 20. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each director or officer is Oaks, PA 19456

 

Name

  

Position and Office with Underwriter

  

Positions and Offices with

Registrant

William M. Doran

   Director    None

Edward D. Loughlin

   Director    None

Wayne M. Withrow

   Director    None

Kevin Barr

   President & Chief Executive Officer    None

Maxine Chou

   Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer    None

Thomas Rodman

   Chief Operations Officer    None

John Munch

   General Counsel & Secretary    None

Name

  

Position and Office with Underwriter

  

Positions and Offices with

Registrant

Karen LaTourette

   Chief Compliance Officer and Anti- Money Laundering Officer    None

Mark J. Held

   Senior Vice President    None

Lori L. White

   Vice President & Assistant Secretary    None

Robert Silvestri

   Vice President    None

John Coary

   Vice President    None

Michael Farrell

   Vice President    None

Mark McManus

   Vice President    None

Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records

State the names and address of each person maintaining principal possession of each account, book or other document required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act [15 u.s.c. 80a-30(a)] and the rules under that section.

The books, accounts and other documents required by Section 31(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder are maintained in the physical possession of:

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Attn: General Counsel

4 MetroTech Center

Brooklyn, NY 11245

J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co.

73 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02108

Attention: Legal Department


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ProShare Advisors LLC

c/o ProFund Advisors LLC

Attn: General Counsel

7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000

Bethesda, MD 20814

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

Attn: General Counsel

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456-1100

Item 29. Management Services

Provide a summary of the substantive provisions of any management-related service contract not discussed in Part A or Part B, disclosing the parties to the contract and the total amount paid and by whom, for the fund’s last three fiscal years.

Not applicable.

Item 30. Undertakings

Not applicable.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this post-effective amendment to its Registration Statement in Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and it has duly caused this post-effective amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of Bethesda and the State of Maryland on September 27, 2008.

 

ProShares Trust
By:  

/s/    Louis M. Mayberg

  Louis M. Mayberg

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/    Michael L. Sapir

   Trustee, Chairman   September 29, 2008
Michael L. Sapir     

/s/    Russell S. Reynolds, III*

   Trustee   September 29, 2008
Russell S. Reynolds, III     

/s/    Michael Wachs*

   Trustee   September 29, 2008
Michael Wachs     

/s/    Louis M. Mayberg

   President   September 29, 2008
Louis M. Mayberg     

/s/    Simon D. Collier

   Treasurer   September 29, 2008
Simon D. Collier     

 

* By:  

/s/    Barry Pershkow

  As Attorney-in-fact

Date: September 29, 2008


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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

EXHIBIT

NUMBER

 

ITEM

(d)(1)

  Amended Schedule A of the Investment Advisory Agreement

(g)(1)

  Amendment No. 7 of the Custody Agreement

(h)(1)

  Amended Schedule A of the Management Services Agreement

(h)(2)

  Amended Schedule A of the Expense Limitation Agreement

(h)(3)

  Amendment No. 7 of the Fund Services Agreement

(h)(4)

  Amendment No. 7 of the Agency Services Agreement

(i)(1)

  Opinion and Consent of Ropes & Gray LLC

(j)(1)

  Opinion and Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
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