SVXYProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Seeks daily investment results that correspond to -0.5x the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.
By ProShares · Launched 2011
Annual Cost
1.01%
#5,411 of 6,040 · expensive
Fund Size
$257M
#2,237 of 6,040 · mid-size
Return (1Y)
+27.1%
Track Record
14 years
#921 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,344+13.4%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
AlternativeRegion
North americaStrategy
Volatility strategy
Index tracked
S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index
Holdings
By weightConcentration
synthetic exposure — holdings shown are derivatives collateral, not the fund's positions
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETFIQMM
67.3%
Asset allocation
Cash
204.9%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
28.8%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-95.2%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.38Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.48Moderate downside risk
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks daily investment results that correspond to -0.5x the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.
- Strategy
- Acquires short exposure through VIX futures contracts to achieve daily investment results corresponding to one-half the inverse (-0.5x) of the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. Designed for short-term trading, not for long-term investment.
- Inception date
- October 3, 2011
- Fund family
- ProShares
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Data updated on 2026-09-18