UVXYProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Take a bet14y track recordRanked #82 of 775 in this goal

The index seeks to offer exposure to market volatility through publicly traded futures markets and is designed to measure the implied volatility of the S&P 500 over 30 days in the future.

By ProShares · Launched 2011

Annual Cost

1.23%

#5,244 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$399M

#1,751 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

-73.6%

Track Record

14 years

#927 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD

Growth of $10,000

$3,395-66.0%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Volatility strategy

Index tracked

S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 1 holdings = 7.4% of fund✓ well diversified

ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETFIQMM

7.4%

Asset allocation

Other

55.9%

Cash

44.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years

Volatility (1Y)

85.4%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown

-100.0%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

-0.49Below average

Sortino (3Y)

-0.78Moderate downside risk

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange: Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective: The index seeks to offer exposure to market volatility through publicly traded futures markets and is designed to measure the implied volatility of the S&P 500 over 30 days in the future.
Strategy: To achieve its investment objective, the fund primarily invests in VIX futures contracts and other financial instruments that provide exposure to the volatility of the S&P 500 Index, aiming to deliver leveraged returns that are consistent with its daily target.
Inception date: October 3, 2011
Fund family: ProShares