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Get Ready for the Dollar's Next Move
Different Funds for Different Trends.

The Rising U.S. Dollar ProFund and Falling U.S. Dollar ProFund are specifically designed for investors who are seeking to benefit from a strengthening or weakening U.S. Dollar.

The Rising U.S. Dollar ProFund is designed to increase when the value of the U.S. dollar rises and decrease when it falls. Specifically, the fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the U.S. Dollar Index^{^®} (USDX^{^®})¹.

The Falling U.S. Dollar ProFund is designed to move in the opposite direction of the U.S. dollar's value, increasing when it declines and decreasing when it gains. Specifically, the fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the USDX.

As with all ProFunds, investors in the Rising and Falling U.S. Dollar ProFunds will enjoy the flexibility to shift their investments as they see market conditions changing. There are no limits on the number of exchanges among the more than 50 ProFunds, but exchanges may have tax consequences.

Unlock the Potential of the Currency Market

Many investors are hearing about the weakening dollar but don't know how to try to take advantage of that trend — or to attempt to benefit if the dollar recovers.

Many may not be familiar or comfortable with other methods of obtaining specific exposure to the relative strength of the dollar, such as entering the currency futures markets or buying actual foreign currencies. And, while mutual fund investors can try to take advantage of the dollar's movements through foreign stock or bond funds, those traditional funds are designed to be significantly affected by variables other than the movement of the dollar.

These ProFunds make seeking specifically to take advantage of changes in the dollar's relative strength as simple as buying and selling mutual funds.

Rising U.S. Dollar ProFund and Falling U.S. Dollar ProFund are both benchmarked to the U.S. Dollar Index, so investors will know how they should perform as the dollar strengthens or weakens.

Of course, investing in these ProFunds involves risks, specifically active investor, market, correlation, credit, exchange rate, financial instruments, foreign currency, foreign money markets, liquidity, aggressive investment technique, non-diversification, repurchase agreement, and (in the Falling U.S. Dollar ProFund) inverse correlation risks.

More about the USDX

The USDX, disseminated by the IntercontinentalExchange^{^®}, is calculated using a trade-weighted geometric average of six foreign currencies, including the euro, Japanese yen, British pound, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona and Swiss franc.

More information on the USDX is available from the IntercontinentalExchange website at www.theice.com.

¹"IntercontinentalExchange^{^®}", "The U.S. Dollar Index^{^®}" and "USDX^{^®}" are trademarks or service marks of the Board of Trade of the City of New York, Inc. and have been licensed for use by ProFunds.

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Many ProFunds routinely employ leveraged investment techniques that magnify gains and losses, and result in greater volatility in value. Each geared (leveraged or inverse) ProFund seeks a return that is a multiple (e.g., 2x, -2x) of the return of an index or other benchmark (target) for a single day. Due to the compounding of daily returns, geared ProFunds' returns over periods other than one day will likely differ in amount and possibly direction from the target return for the same period. These effects may be more pronounced in funds with larger or inverse multiples and in funds with volatile benchmarks. Investors should monitor their ProFunds holdings consistent with their strategies, as frequently as daily. For more on risks, please read the prospectus.

ProFunds are not suitable for all investors because of the sophisticated techniques the funds employ. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. ProFunds entail certain risks, including risk associated with the use of derivatives (swap agreements, futures contracts and similar instruments), imperfect benchmark correlation, leverage and market price variance, all of which can increase volatility and decrease performance. For more on correlation, leverage and other risks, please read the prospectus. There is no guarantee any ProFund will achieve its investment objective.

All ProFunds are subject to active investor risk. There are no restrictions on the size and frequency of trades and no transaction fees. The frequent exchanges our policies permit can decrease performance, increase expenses and cause investors to incur tax consequences.

Carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of ProFunds before investing. This and other information can be found in their summary and full prospectuses. Read them carefully before investing.

ProFunds are distributed by ProFunds Distributors, Inc.

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