Volatility Shares is a U.S.-based ETF provider specializing in volatility-related investment strategies. Volatility Shares ETFs offer leveraged and inverse exposure to volatility indices, including products linked to the VIX, designed for sophisticated investors seeking tactical exposure to market volatility dynamics. The Volatility Shares ETF list spans leveraged long and inverse volatility strategies across different time horizons. This page lets you compare Volatility Shares ETFs on expense ratio, historical returns, dividend yield, max drawdown, Sharpe ratio, Sortino ratio, and Risk/Return Score — useful for understanding the risk characteristics of volatility products within a tactical or hedging portfolio approach.

Volatility Shares

The ETF seeks to offer a monthly income stream by monetizing the volatility premium in the VIX futures term structure, providing daily investment results that mirror those of the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Inverse Daily Index.

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ZVOL

The -1x Short VIX Futures ETF seeks daily investment results corresponding to the inverse performance of the Short VIX Futures Index, which holds and rolls first- and second-month VIX futures contracts. It is a high-risk short-term volatility trading product.

SVIX

2x Solana ETF is a leveraged cryptocurrency ETF issued by Volatility Shares. It seeks daily investment results corresponding to two times the daily performance of Solana through derivatives such as cash-settled futures contracts. The fund is designed for short-term tactical exposure rather than long-term holding because daily leverage can compound differently over time.

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SOLT

Volatility Shares 2x Ether ETF seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond generally to twice the daily performance of Ether for a single day. The fund uses Ether-linked derivatives and does not invest directly in Ether.

ETHU

The Volatility Shares 2x XRP ETF seeks daily investment results that correspond to two times (2x) the daily price performance of XRP, using futures contracts and XRP-linked derivative instruments.

Top Volatility Shares ETFs by Sharpe Ratio

Top Volatility Shares ETFs by Sharpe Ratio

Symbol	Name	Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	Sharpe Ratio (5Y)	Sharpe Ratio (10Y)	Risk / Return Rank
ZVOL	Volatility Premium Plus ETF	0.97	—	—	37
SVIX	-1x Short VIX Futures ETF	0.94	—	—	37
SOLT	2x Solana ETF	-0.62	—	—	3
ETHU	Volatility Shares 2x Ether ETF	-0.63	—	—	3
XRPT	Volatility Shares 2x XRP ETF	-0.66	—	—	2