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UVXYProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Take a bet14y track recordRanked #93 of 995 in this goal

Seeks daily investment results that correspond to 1.5x the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.

By ProShares · Launched 2011

Annual Cost

1.23%

#5,668 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$291M

#2,116 of 6,040 · mid-size

Return (1Y)

-68.7%

Track Record

14 years

#921 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$7,597-24.0%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Volatility strategy

Index tracked

S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

synthetic exposure — holdings shown are derivatives collateral, not the fund's positions

ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETFIQMM
6.5%

Asset allocation

Other
57.5%
Cash
42.5%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
85.3%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-100.0%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
-0.48Below average
Sortino (3Y)
-0.77Moderate downside risk

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks daily investment results that correspond to 1.5x the daily performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.
Strategy
Acquires long exposure through VIX futures contracts to achieve daily investment results of 1.5x the 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