VIXYProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Seeks investment results that match the performance of the Short-Term VIX Index.
By ProShares · Launched 2011
Annual Cost
0.96%
#4,989 of 5,854 · expensive
Fund Size
$198M
#2,365 of 5,854 · mid-size
Return (1Y)Goal
-50.3%
Track Record
15 years
#835 of 5,854 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$6,193-38.1%
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
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 1 holdings = 15.7% of fund✓ well diversified
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETFIQMM
15.7%
Asset allocation
Cash
52.2%
Other
47.8%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
57.5%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-99.8%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
-0.40Below average
Sortino (3Y)
-0.64Moderate downside risk
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks investment results that match the performance of the Short-Term VIX Index.
- Strategy
- Invests in Financial Instruments to gain exposure to forward market equity volatility through VIX futures contracts, aiming to match the performance of the Short-Term VIX Index.
- Inception date
- January 3, 2011
- Fund family
- ProShares
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Data updated on 2026-08-03