ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
VIXY NYSE Arca
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF provides long exposure to the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index, which measures the returns of a p...
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- Fund size
- 364M as of Feb 2020
- Expense ratio
- 0.96% per year
- Dividend yield
- 0.00% Trailing 12 months
- Volatility · 1Y
- 54.6% High Risk
- Beta
- -3.45 vs the market
- 52-week range
- 16.0438.95
How VIXY has paid off
Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.
Return by period
Price · to Oct 12Total return vs price return
Price onlyOver 1 year, VIXY returned −52.4% with dividends reinvested — dividends added 0.0 pts to the price move.
How bumpy is the ride?
Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.
Volatility
Annualized · 1YA typical year sees the price swing about ±55% around its trend.
Drawdown from peak
How far below its previous high the price has been Deepest fall −58.8% on Oct 12, 2026 — 361 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 97% of the time.
Market sensitivity
BetaA beta of -3.45 means VIXY has moved less than the market.
Trend & momentum
Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.
Price vs moving averages
Downtrend- 12-day average16.50 −2.8%
- 26-day average16.95 −5.4%
- 50-day average17.92 −10.5%
- 200-day average24.40 −34.3%
The price is above 0 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is below the 200-day, a sign of a falling longer-term trend.
Relative strength (RSI)
NeutralRSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.
Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.
Inside the fund
Smart Betas · Volatility - Short-Term — tracking the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.
- Assets under management364MUSD
- Expense ratio0.96%per year
- Holdings11
- Risk score6.6Medium
Launched January 2011. Listed options available. Fund data as of Feb 27, 2020.
Where VIXY shows up
Curated themes and indices that hold VIXY. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.
About ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF provides long exposure to the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index, which measures the returns of a portfolio of monthly VIX futures contracts with a weighted average of one month to expiration. The fund is designed for knowledgeable investors and does not track the performance of the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) and can be expected to perform very differently from the VIX. This fund is not an investment company regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is not afforded its protections. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
- Featured in 2 curated themes
- 11 holdings
- Ticker
- VIXY
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
- ISIN
- US74347W1716
- CUSIP
- 74347W171
- Currency
- U.S. Dollar (USD)
- Country
- USA
- Sector
- Smart Betas
- Industry
- Volatility - Short-Term
- Benchmark
- S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index
All key statistics
Details
Shareas of Oct 12, 2026
Dataas of Feb 27, 2020
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.