Report of Independent Auditors
To the Sponsor of ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar (the “Fund”), which comprise the statement of net assets in liquidation as of May 12, 2022, the related statement of changes in net assets in liquidation for the period from May 3, 2022 to May 12, 2022, and the statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the period from January 1, 2022 to May 2, 2022, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”).
In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets in liquidation of the Fund as of May 12, 2022, the changes in its net assets in liquidation for the period from May 3, 2022 to May 12, 2022, and the results of its operations, changes in shareholders’ equity, and its cash flows for the period from January 1, 2022 to May 2, 2022, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applied on the bases described in Note 2.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAS). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are required to be independent of the Fund and to meet our other ethical responsibilities, in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements relating to our audit. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Basis of Accounting
As discussed in Notes 1 and 2 to the financial statements, the Sponsor of ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar approved a plan of liquidation on March 11, 2022, and the Sponsor concluded that the Fund met the criteria to determine liquidation was imminent as of the end of business on May 2, 2022. As a result, the Fund changed its basis of accounting on May 3, 2022 from the going concern basis to a liquidation basis. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.
Responsibilities of Management for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; and for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 100 East Pratt Street, Suite 2600, Baltimore, MD 21202-1096
T: (410) 783 7600, F: (410) 783 7680, www.pwc.com/us