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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY)
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ETF Info

ISINUS74347Y8545
CUSIP74347Y854
IssuerProFund Advisors LLC
Inception DateJan 3, 2011
RegionNorth America (U.S.)
CategoryVolatility
Index TrackedS&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index Total Return
Home Pagewww.proshares.com
Asset ClassVolatility

Expense Ratio

The ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF has a high expense ratio of 0.85%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for VIXY: current value at 0.85% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.85%

Share Price Chart


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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


-40.00%-20.00%0.00%20.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-50.00%
18.82%
VIXY (ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF had a return of -8.45% year-to-date (YTD) and -64.01% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF had an annualized return of -48.74%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.42%, indicating that ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date-8.45%5.05%
1 month8.65%-4.27%
6 months-44.34%18.82%
1 year-64.01%21.22%
5 years (annualized)-49.32%11.38%
10 years (annualized)-48.74%10.42%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024-2.77%-10.54%-3.93%
20238.27%0.52%-26.30%-10.14%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of VIXY is 1, indicating that it is in the bottom 1% of the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is based on the combined values of the indicators listed below.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of VIXY is 11
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF(VIXY)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of VIXY is 11Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of VIXY is 00Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of VIXY is 00Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of VIXY is 11Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of VIXY is 22Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


VIXY
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for VIXY, currently valued at -1.25, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.00-1.25
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for VIXY, currently valued at -2.50, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.00-2.50
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for VIXY, currently valued at 0.75, compared to the broader market1.001.502.000.75
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for VIXY, currently valued at -0.65, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.00-0.65
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for VIXY, currently valued at -1.25, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.00-1.25
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.81, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.81
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.64, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.002.64
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.31, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.32
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.38, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.38
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 7.21, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.007.21

Sharpe Ratio

The current ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Sharpe ratio is -1.25. A negative Sharpe ratio means that the risk-free rate is higher than the portfolio's return. This value does not convey any meaningful information.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio-2.00-1.000.001.002.003.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-1.25
1.81
VIXY (ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History


ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF doesn't pay dividends

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-100.00%-80.00%-60.00%-40.00%-20.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-99.99%
-4.64%
VIXY (ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF was 99.99%, occurring on Mar 27, 2024. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF drawdown is 99.99%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-99.99%Oct 4, 20113140Mar 27, 2024
-47.05%Mar 17, 201178Jul 7, 201130Aug 18, 2011108
-24.07%Jan 5, 201128Feb 14, 201121Mar 16, 201149
-12.28%Aug 23, 20115Aug 29, 20118Sep 9, 201113
-10.35%Sep 13, 20114Sep 16, 20114Sep 22, 20118

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF volatility is 15.92%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
15.92%
3.30%
VIXY (ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)