Item 1. | |
(a) | Name of issuer:
PROSHARES TRUST |
(b) | Address of issuer's principal executive
offices:
7272 Wisconsin Avenue, 21st Floor, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814 |
Item 2. | |
(a) | Name of person filing:
The Leuthold Group, LLC (d/b/a Leuthold Weeden Capital Management), an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. |
(b) | Address or principal business office or, if
none, residence:
150 South Fifth Street, Suite 1700, Minneapolis, MN 55402 |
(c) | Citizenship:
The Leuthold Group, LLC (d/b/a Leuthold Weeden Capital Management) is a Delaware limited liability company. |
(d) | Title of class of securities:
ProShares Short Russell 2000 |
(e) | CUSIP No.:
74348A210 |
Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§
240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
(a) | Broker
or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); |
(b) | Bank
as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
(c) | Insurance
company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); |
(d) | Investment
company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); |
(e) | An
investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); |
(f) | An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); |
(g) | A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); |
(h) | A
savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1813); |
(i) | A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); |
(j) | A
non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S.
institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please
specify the type of institution: |
(k) | Group,
in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
| |
Item 4. | Ownership |
(a) | Amount beneficially owned:
480,026 |
(b) | Percent of class:
7.1% % |
(c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
|
| (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
480,026
|
| (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the
vote:
0
|
| (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
480,026
|
| (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
0
|
Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
| |
Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of
Another Person. |
|
If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct
the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, a statement to
that effect should be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more
than 5 percent of the class, such person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of
an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries
of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.
The securities reported in this statement are beneficially owned by managed accounts that are investment management clients of the Reporting Person. The investment management contracts of these clients grant to the Reporting Person all investment and voting power over the securities reported in this statement. Therefore, for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Reporting Person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities reported in this statement. The clients of the Reporting Person have the right to receive or power to direct the receipt of dividends from, as well as the proceeds from the sale of, the securities reported in this statement. |
Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or
Control Person. |
|
Not Applicable
|
Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members
of the Group. |
|
Not Applicable
|
Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
|
Not Applicable
|