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VIXYProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

Take a bet15y track recordRanked #75 of 949 in this goal

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 · USD
Growth of $10,000
$6,193-38.1%

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

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 1 holdings = 15.7% of fundwell 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+ years
Volatility (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