ION

S&P Global Core Battery Metals ETF

Why Invest in ION?

  • Global demand for lithium-ion batteries is rapidly rising.

  • Significant mining of lithium, nickel and cobalt is critical in order to meet this growing demand for batteries.

  • ION offers access to an array of global companies mining these these metals in a single ETF.

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Why Invest in ION?

  • Global demand for lithium-ion batteries is rapidly rising.

  • Significant mining of lithium, nickel and cobalt is critical in order to meet this growing demand for batteries.

  • ION offers access to an array of global companies mining these these metals in a single ETF.

How to buy

Investment Objective

ProShares S&P Global Core Battery Metals ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the performance of the S&P Global Core Battery Metals Index.

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Performance

Growth of $10,000

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Total Return

Month-End Total Returns as of 10/31/2023
Fund + Index 1m 3m 6m YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y Since Inception Inception Date
ION Market Price -10.51% -24.11% -22.32% -23.17% -- -- -- -- -26.34% 11/29/2022
ION NAV -11.23% -24.27% -22.57% -23.69% -- -- -- -- -26.79% 11/29/2022
S&P Global Core Battery Metals Index -11.49% -24.39% -22.24% -22.95% -- -- -- -- -28.07% --

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Shares are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Market price returns are based upon the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at 4:00 p.m. ET (when NAV is normally determined for most funds) and do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Your brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For standardized returns and performance data current to the most recent month end, see above.

About the Fund

Snapshot
  • Ticker ION
  • Intraday Ticker ION.IV
  • CUSIP 74347G267
  • Inception Date 11/29/22
  • Expense Ratio 0.58%
  • NAV Calculation Time 4:00 p.m. ET
  • Distributions Quarterly
Characteristics
as of 10/31/2023
  • Distribution Yield 4.36%

    Distribution Yield represents the annualized yield based on the last income distribution.

  • SEC 30-Day Yield 2.78%

    SEC 30-Day Yield is a standard yield calculation developed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that facilitates fairer comparisons of funds. The figure reflects dividends and interest earned by the securities held by the fund during the most recent 30-day period, net the fund's expenses.

Price
as of 12/05/2023
  • NAV $28.49
  • NAV Change $-0.67 down caret
  • Market Price $28.44
  • Market Price Change $-0.59 down caret
  • Trading Volume (M) 777
  • 30-Day Median Bid Ask Spread 0.57%
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Snapshot
  • Ticker ION
  • Intraday Ticker ION.IV
  • CUSIP 74347G267
  • Inception Date 11/29/22
  • Unitary Expense Ratio 0.58%
  • NAV Calculation Time 4:00 p.m. ET
  • Distributions Quarterly
Characteristics
as of 10/31/2023
  • Distribution Yield 4.36%

    Distribution Yield represents the annualized yield based on the last income distribution.

  • SEC 30-Day Yield 2.78%

    SEC 30-Day Yield is a standard yield calculation developed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that facilitates fairer comparisons of funds. The figure reflects dividends and interest earned by the securities held by the fund during the most recent 30-day period, net the fund's expenses.

Price
as of 12/05/2023
  • NAV $28.49
  • NAV Change $-0.67 down caret
  • Market Price $28.44
  • Market Price Change $-0.59 down caret
  • Trading Volume (M) 777
  • 30-Day Median Bid Ask Spread 0.57%
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Exposures

Fund as of 12/05/2023

Holdings

as of 12/05/2023

Weight Ticker Description Exposure Value
(Notional + GL)		 Market Value Shares/Contracts SEDOL Number
4.97% 000762 TIBET MINERAL DEVELOPMENT-A -- $106,179.21 27,200 BD580M1
4.16% 000408 ZANGGE MINING CO LTD-A -- $88,855.92 26,900 BQ3RQ45
3.94% MIN MINERAL RESOURCES LTD -- $84,295.10 2,244 B17ZL56
3.88% PLS PILBARA MINERALS LTD -- $82,912.18 39,169 B2368L5
3.79% 5541 PACIFIC METALS CO LTD -- $80,904.89 9,778 6666343
3.76% SQM QUIMICA Y MINERA CHIL-SP ADR -- $80,294.61 1,639 2771122
3.71% AKE ALLKEM LTD -- $79,263.01 14,572 BLSNC78
3.58% 002466 TIANQI LITHIUM CORP-A -- $76,574.06 10,700 BD5CKH8
3.55% ERA ERAMET -- $75,887.89 1,021 4017017
3.44% IGO IGO LTD -- $73,505.86 14,975 6439567
3.37% LTHM LIVENT CORP -- $71,928.64 5,516 BD9PM00
3.25% 8053 SUMITOMO CORP -- $69,398.57 3,288 6858946
3.23% LUN LUNDIN MINING CORP -- $69,054.44 9,974 2866857
3.15% KRR KARORA RESOURCES INC -- $67,382.53 18,767 BK9RML6
3.11% 000792 QINGHAI SALT LAKE INDUSTRY-A -- $66,505.05 30,400 BD5CNB3
3.05% AMG AMG CRITICAL MATERIALS N.V. -- $65,214.53 2,889 B1Z95S1
3.03% ALB ALBEMARLE CORP -- $64,671.46 571 2046853
2.88% INCO VALE INDONESIA TBK -- $61,588.63 221,049 B0217K9
2.61% S32 SOUTH32 LTD -- $55,771.37 27,811 BWSW5D9
2.60% 1258 CHINA NONFERROUS MINING CORP -- $55,667.84 92,032 B890GY2
2.56% 1772 GANFENG LITHIUM GROUP CO L-H -- $54,650.73 17,623 BZ9NS11
2.56% 2362 JINCHUAN GROUP INTERNATIONAL -- $54,623.60 899,254 6373988
2.38% 8015 TOYOTA TSUSHO CORP -- $50,929.11 905 6900580
2.24% AAL ANGLO AMERICAN PLC -- $47,902.22 1,765 B1XZS82
2.06% BHP BHP GROUP LTD -- $44,084.03 1,446 6144690
1.98% GLEN GLENCORE PLC -- $42,314.56 7,664 B4T3BW6
1.92% 2768 SOJITZ CORP -- $41,015.76 1,805 6594143
1.81% 603799 ZHEJIANG HUAYOU COBALT CO -A -- $38,724.63 8,800 BFF5BV2
1.59% VALE VALE SA-SP ADR -- $33,885.44 2,302 2857334
1.54% ANTM ANEKA TAMBANG TBK -- $32,876.68 292,122 6053859
1.47% JRV JERVOIS GLOBAL LTD -- $31,482.11 1,298,341 6473015
1.33% FNV FRANCO-NEVADA CORP -- $28,366.67 264 B29NF31
1.09% 3993 CMOC GROUP LTD-H -- $23,214.14 43,637 B1VRCG6
1.05% BOL BOLIDEN AB -- $22,401.50 818 BPYTZ57
0.98% AMS ANGLO AMERICAN PLATINUM LTD -- $20,888.77 549 6761000
0.94% FM FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS LTD -- $20,034.87 2,480 2347608
0.91% ARI AFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALS LTD -- $19,384.33 2,094 6041122
0.68% PKX POSCO HOLDINGS INC -SPON ADR -- $14,456.47 163 2692795
0.46% SSW SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD -- $9,868.65 8,980 BL0L913
0.36% IMP IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD -- $7,635.08 2,140 B1FFT76
0.33% NPH NORTHAM PLATINUM HOLDINGS LT -- $7,126.87 1,229 BMZ1NS0
0.21% 1618 METALLURGICAL CORP OF CHIN-H -- $4,594.69 24,779 B42SRM0
0.13% 2899 ZIJIN MINING GROUP CO LTD-H -- $2,675.93 1,718 6725299
-- -- NET OTHER ASSETS (LIABILITIES) -- $8,386.94 8,387 --
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Index

as of 9/29/2023

  • Total Number of Companies43
  • Price/Earnings Ratio12.96
  • Price/Book Ratio1.36
  • Dividend Yield ( % )3.40
  • Avg. Index Market Capitalization$14.44 billion
About the Index

The index is composed of companies which derived positive revenue and had positive production value, in aggregate, from the mining of lithium, nickel or cobalt over the previous year, and have a minimum market capitalization of at least $100 million USD, and meet certain liquidity requirements.

Index constituents are ranked based on the ratio of their production value relative to total revenue from all sources.

The index is reconstituted annually in July and reweighted quarterly in January, April, July, and October.

Inception: 6/27/22

Distributions

For

2023
  • 2023
  • 2022
Ex-Dividend Date Record Date Payable Date Dividend Long-Term Capital Gain Short-Term Capital Gain Return of Capital
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For the total return table above, since inception returns are cumulative for funds less than one year old; otherwise, returns are annualized. Market returns are based on the composite closing price and do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. The listing date is typically one or more days after the fund inception date. Therefore, NAV is used to calculate market returns prior to the listing date.

The expense ratio for certain funds includes a contractual fee waiver that results in a lower net expense ratio for some or all periods shown. For information about this ETF’s fees, please see above.

Registered Investment Companies are required by the IRS to distribute substantially all of their income and capital gains to shareholders at least annually. For specific tax advice, we recommend you speak with a qualified tax professional.

Holdings are subject to change.

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Shares are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Market price returns are based upon the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at 4:00 p.m. ET (when NAV is normally determined for most funds) and do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. For standardized returns and performance data current to the most recent month end, see Performance.

Index information does not reflect any management fees, transaction costs or expenses. Indexes are unmanaged, and one cannot invest directly in an index.

There is no guarantee that distributions will not be made in the future. There is no guarantee that dividends or interest income will be paid.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. This ProShares ETF is subject to certain risks, including the risk that the fund may not track the performance of the index and that the fund’s market price may fluctuate, which may decrease performance. Please see summary and full prospectuses for a more complete description of risks. There is no guarantee any ProShares ETF will achieve its investment objective.

Companies engaged in battery metals mining are subject to various risks, including: changes in the supply of and demand for battery metals; price changes resulting from inflation and inflation expectations; supply chain and other disruptions due to changing world events, economic conditions and political risks; currency fluctuations; regulatory and legislative scrutiny of the environmental impact of battery metal mining; and risks associated with the development of mineral deposits.

The index theme may not be the primary driver of company, index or fund performance. Companies in the index may have significant unrelated business lines, which could have a significant negative impact on company, index and fund performance.

Investments in non-U.S. securities may involve risks different from U.S. securities, including risks from geographic concentration, differences in valuation and valuation times, unfavorable fluctuations in currency, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, and from economic or political instability.

Investments in emerging markets generally are less liquid, more volatile and riskier than investments in more developed markets and are considered to be speculative.

Investments in smaller companies typically exhibit higher volatility. Small- and mid-cap companies may have limited product lines or resources, may be dependent upon a particular market niche and may have greater fluctuations in price than the stocks of larger companies. 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- and mid-cap security prices.

This ProShares ETF is non-diversified and concentrates its investments in certain sectors. Non-diversified and narrowly focused investments typically exhibit higher volatility.

Shares of any ETF are generally bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns.

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