Short SmallCap600

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.

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Index/Benchmark Summary

The S&P SmallCap 600 Index covers the small-cap segment of the U.S. equities market, covering approximately 3% of the U.S. equities market.

As of 3/31/12

Fundamentals

Total Number
of Companies
Price/Earnings
Ratio
Price/Book
Ratio
Dividend Yield *
(%)
Average
Index Market
Capitalization
 600 22.12  1.88 1.30 $908.88 million  

* 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 Weight
Kilroy Realty Corp. 0.63%
Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.61%
BioMed Realty Trust Inc. 0.58%
Mid-America Apartment Communities 0.54%
Extra Storage Space Inc. 0.54%
Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.54%
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers 0.53%
ProAssurance Corp. 0.53%
Lufkin Industries Inc. 0.53%
Post Properties Inc. 0.49%

ProShares may invest in financial instruments (including derivatives) that, in combination, should have similar daily price return characteristics to the fund's benchmark.

Index Sector Weightings § Weight
Financial 19.90%
Industrial 18.80%
Consumer, Non-Cyclical 17.59%
Consumer, Cyclical 16.26%
Technology 11.15%
Communications 4.56%
Energy 4.24%
Utilities 4.02%
Basic Materials 3.48%

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