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It’s been a year of outperformance for dividend growth strategies – which likely comes as no surprise to investors who consider dividend growth to be a defensive strategy. Indeed, the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats have outperformed the broader S&P 500 in the challenging first three quarters of 2022. But those S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats have also outperformed in the quarter-to-date rally.

Interest rates have risen substantially. With Quantitative Tightening in high gear, rates could rise even further. While market volatility has led to some investors moving to the sidelines, the sidelines may not always be the best choice. Join our webcast with ProShares investment strategists. We will discuss what’s next for inflation and rising interest rates, and review strategies to help you prepare your stocks and bonds.

Oil prices have retreated, and measures of inflation expectations have declined. That’s the good news. The bad news? A key indicator of moderating inflation is a growing expectation that global economic conditions will weaken, and the odds seem to show the chance of a recession on the rise.

Join us for a timely, in-depth look at current market conditions and an infrastructure investing strategy to potentially find yield and income.

In our latest webcast, ProShares investment strategists will discuss how to reinforce your core equity portfolio with dividend growth, particularly in periods of rising interest rates and market turbulence.

Join our exclusive webcast for actionable insights to help you get your portfolio ready for rising rates. ProShares investment strategists will discuss how interest rate hedged bond strategies work and where to find equity investment opportunities.

Topics will include:

• Credit rate risk vs. interest rate risk
• Different types of corporate bond investing strategies
• How to prepare a bond portfolio for rising interest rates
• What you should know about stocks in a rising rate environment
• Equity strategies to go on the offensive

Inflation, a tightening Fed, and geopolitical tensions have placed the stock market on edge in the early days of 2022. Targeted buying of investment themes with strong growth potential may help

The specter of rising interest rates and growing inflationary concerns has some investors seeing the potential for headwinds in the markets. But unlike bonds, stocks often rise in value in these conditions. Now may be the time to reexamine your portfolio and your strategies for rising rates.

What is the outlook for e-commerce as we enter the holiday shopping season? Are regulations from China and the continuation of COVID-19 roadblocks to growth or creating attractive opportunities?

Join ProShares and Advisor Perspectives for a timely and important webcast discussing these topics.

What’s driving an uptick in rates? What strategies can help investors hedge against rising rates? We invite you to join our timely webcast, All Eyes on the FOMC Meetings: Interest Rate Risk and Bond Portfolio Strategies. The discussion will explore the Fed’s recent signals, provide an overview of the current market environment and historical comparison, and examine the forces putting upward pressure on rates.

There is a growing focus on infrastructure driven by global demographic trends and technological advancements. Infrastructure is also a critical part of the clean energy transformation. Much of the world’s communication, transportation, energy and water systems may soon undergo major enhancements.

Here in the United States, Congress is paying heed to the largest investment in infrastructure in nearly a century. While the final details and timing of the bill’s passage are unclear, infrastructure could be poised for significant levels of growth for decades to come.

Taken together, these powerful forces will ignite major investments in infrastructure to enable a more resilient and sustainable global economy.

E-commerce has been gaining traction for years. As an investment opportunity, there is substantial growth potential ahead. However, not all online retailers are created equal.

Join ProShares on June 29 to explore:

• How COVID-19 impacted e-commerce and what’s on the horizon
• Traditional vs. online retailers: The importance of business models
• Amazon Prime Day—what this year’s results may indicate
• A strategic approach to pinpointing online retailers beyond Amazon

The way we work, take care of our health, and consume and connect is dramatically changing. Companies on the forefront of these transformations may represent compelling investment opportunities. Are you poised to capture them?

Introducing ANEW—ProShares MSCI Transformational Changes ETF. ANEW invests in companies which may benefit from four key Transformational Changes—changes accelerated by COVID-19.

Join this exclusive webcast to get a first look at ANEW and the Transformational Changes: Future of Work, Genomics & Telehealth, Digital Consumer, and Food Revolution.

Join the ProShares Investment Strategy team to:

• Review the impact of the pandemic on the economy so far
• Explore the evolutions—and revolutions—driving growth across four Transformational Changes
• Learn how thematic ETFs can fit into yours or your clients’ portfolios

This webcast is eligible for Continuing Education (CE) Credit.

How will markets react to a Democratic sweep? A Republican resurgence? A contested result? In an already tumultuous year, a presidential election adds another layer of uncertainty, and typically, volatility rises in the months leading up to voting day. This year, with a pandemic in full swing, unemployment historically high, and economic growth at a standstill, the stakes are especially high. The two candidates have vastly different visions about the role of government, tax law, trade, and regulation, which may affect market performance going forward.

To help investors prepare, we asked Stephen Gallagher, the U.S. chief economist and head of research at Societe Generale to join us to discuss:

• How have presidential politics historically affected the economy—and what’s different this year.
• What’s ahead for stock investing? Where can investors turn outside growth and tech stocks??
• An overview of dividend growth strategies and why they may offer a compelling alternative in challenging market environments.

The month of May closed with a challenging brew of the lingering pandemic, tentative reopening, trade tensions, and political unrest. Markets, however, continued their remarkable recovery. The month ended with the S&P 500 37% higher than its March 23 low.