UltraShort MSCI Brazil

ProShares Ultrashort MSCI Brazil seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the MSCI Brazil Index.

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Index/Benchmark Summary

The MSCI Brazil Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of the Brazilian market. To construct the Index, every listed security in the market is identified. Securities are free float-adjusted, classified in accordance with the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICSĀ®), and screened by size, liquidity and minimum free float. The Index is divided into large- and mid-cap segments and provide exhaustive coverage of these size segments by targeting around 85% of free floatadjusted market capitalization in the Brazilian market.

As of 1/31/10

Fundamentals

Total Number
of Companies
Price/Earnings
Ratio
Price/Book
Ratio
Dividend Yield 1
(%)
Average
Index Market
Capitalization
 65 17.03  2.32 2.95 $7.32 billion  

1 = Derivative contracts are priced to reflect the underlying index yield and will not generate dividend income. Because ProShares invest in derivatives, they will not have dividend distributions that reflect those of their applicable indexes.

Top 10 Index Companies 2 Weight
Petrobras Pn 7.98%
Petrobras On 6.58%
Vale Pna 6.16%
Itau Unibanco Pn 5.50%
Vale On 4.93%
Banco Bradesco Pn 3.86%
Itausa Pn 1.87%
Ambev Pn 1.79%
CSN Siderurgica Nacional On 1.54%
OGX Petroleo 1.49%

2 = ProShares may invest in equity securities and/or financial instruments (including derivatives) that in combination, should have similar daily price return characteristics to the fund's benchmark.

Index Sector Weightings 3 Weight
Materials 27.06%
Energy 24.86%
Financials 22.40%
Consumer Staples 7.27%
Utilities 5.46%
Consumer Discretionary 4.02%
Telecommunication Services 3.84%
Industrials 3.09%
Information Technology 2.00%

3 = Sum of weightings may not equal 100% due to rounding.