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About ProShares Trust VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
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Inception date
Jan 3, 2011
Structure
Commodities Pool
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
No distributions
Income tax type
60/40
Max ST capital gains rate
27.84%
Max LT capital gains rate
27.84%
Primary advisor
ProShare Capital Management LLC
Distributor
SEI Investments Distribution Co.
VIXY offers exposure to short-term VIX futures in a commodity pool structure, which sets it apart from the other short-term VIX ETPs, which cover the volatility space as ETNs. As such, VIXY avoids the counterparty risk and the lack of tangible assets associated with ETNs, but requires annual marked-to-market tax reporting on K-1's. As a volatility ETP investor, it is important to note these two caveats: 1) Volatility ETPs deliver poor long-term exposure to the VIX index, and 2) Volatility ETPs have a history of erasing vast sums of investor capital over holdings periods. Longer-term investors should be aware of their expected position decay due to due to persistent contango in VIX futures, historically.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Cash
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Cash100.00%
Top 10 holdings
Symbol
Assets
U
U.S. Dollar
100.00%
Top 10 weight100.00%
1 total holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VIXY assets under management is 127.85 M USD. It's risen 22.56% over the last month.
VIXY fund flows account for −99.29 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
No, VIXY doesn't pay dividends to its holders.
VIXY shares are issued by ProShare Capital Management LLC under the brand ProShares. The ETF was launched on Jan 3, 2011, and its management style is Passive.
VIXY expense ratio is 0.85% meaning you'd have to pay 0.85% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VIXY follows the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VIXY invests in cash.
VIXY price has fallen by −23.30% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 20.70% increase. See more dynamics on VIXY price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −27.01% over the last month, have fallen by −27.01% over the last month, showed a 33.35% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 20.09% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −27.01% over the last month, have fallen by −27.01% over the last month, showed a 33.35% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 20.09% in a year.
VIXY trades at a premium (0.11%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.