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Simplify Volatility Premium ETF (SVOL)

Derivative Income | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
16.36 USD -0.08 (-0.487%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 16.15 -0.21 (-0.210%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:44 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook is severely compromised by a four-year streak of negative annual returns, culminating in a massive 20.47% drop last year and a cumulative loss of nearly 35%. This persistent structural decline suggests the underlying volatility premium strategy is failing to generate alpha or is being crushed by rising rates/vol regimes, making it a poor buy-and-hold candidate despite the low P/E. While the short term looks slightly better due to a modest recovery from the 52-week low and a neutral statistical forecast, the trend remains firmly downward. The headline-grabbing 13.3% dividend yield is misleading; it is largely a return of capital driven by the collapsing share price, not sustainable earnings power. Options data confirms this fear, with traders aggressively buying protection (puts) while implied volatility for upside plays remains cheap. Investors chasing this yield are likely buying a falling knife.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.020180
AutoARIMA0.020542
AutoETS0.023363
AutoTheta0.031048

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 3.73
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.276
Excess Kurtosis 0.49
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 25.49

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:44 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume relative to calls, particularly at strikes below the current price. Implied volatility is significantly higher for puts (approx. 39-52%) compared to calls (approx. 11-25%), indicating a market expectation of downside risk or a 'crash' scenario rather than a rally. Open interest is concentrated in out-of-the-money puts, suggesting a hedge against further declines.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.73% 21.01% 18.22%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-26 0.280 1.725200
2026-07-28 0.280 1.778907
2026-06-25 0.280 1.778907
2026-05-26 0.280 1.757690
2026-04-27 0.280 1.772152
2026-03-26 0.280 1.830065
2026-02-24 0.300 1.801802
2026-01-27 0.300 1.701645
2025-12-23 0.300 1.700680
2025-11-21 0.300 1.797483
2025-10-28 0.300 1.674107
2025-09-25 0.300 1.688239
2025-08-26 0.300 1.718213
2025-07-28 0.300 1.732102
2025-06-25 0.300 1.766784
2025-05-27 0.300 1.630435
2025-04-25 0.270 1.642336
2025-03-26 0.270 1.437700
2025-02-25 0.270 1.305609
2025-01-28 0.270 1.267011
2024-12-23 0.260 1.234568
2024-11-25 0.270 1.248844
2024-10-28 0.280 1.315789
2024-09-25 0.280 1.268691
2024-08-27 0.300 1.334520
2024-07-26 0.300 1.350743
2024-06-25 0.300 1.332149
2024-05-24 0.300 1.323335
2024-04-25 0.300 1.360544
2024-03-25 0.300 1.326846
2024-02-26 0.300 1.323919
2024-01-26 0.300 1.318681
2023-12-26 0.308 1.358624
2023-11-27 0.300 1.324503
2023-10-26 0.300 1.389532
2023-09-27 0.300 1.343484
2023-08-28 0.300 1.321004
2023-07-26 0.300 1.308330
2023-06-27 0.320 1.401664
2023-05-25 0.320 1.467890
2023-04-25 0.320 1.483542
2023-03-27 0.320 1.483542
2023-02-23 0.320 1.449932
2023-01-26 0.320 1.415929
2022-12-27 0.349 1.602387
2022-11-25 0.320 1.465201
2022-10-26 0.320 1.517307
2022-09-27 0.320 1.531101
2022-08-26 0.320 1.427297
2022-07-26 0.320 1.416556
2022-05-25 0.320 1.402279
2022-04-26 0.326 1.435491
2022-03-28 0.366 1.501846
2022-02-23 0.341 1.425109
2022-01-26 0.391 1.573441
2021-12-27 0.356 1.316568
2021-11-24 0.294 1.057174
2021-10-26 0.349 1.250448
2021-09-27 0.256 0.931926
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 13.29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 28.41
All Time Low 13.18
Ask 16.45
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 308,910
Average Daily Volume3 Month 274,150
Average Volume 274,150
Average Volume10Days 308,910
Beta3 Year 0.78
Bid 16.35
Bid Size 300
Category Derivative Income
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 16.44
Day Low 16.335
Dividend Yield 13.29
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.641906
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 16.1088
Fifty Day Average Change 0.25119972
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.015593943
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -3.9906085
Fifty Two Week High 18.41
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.0499992
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.11135249
Fifty Two Week Low 15.06
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.3000002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.08632139
Fifty Two Week Range 15.06 - 18.41
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,620,912,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.074386805
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.0799999
Fullday Change Percent -0.486618
Fullday Price 16.15
Fund Family Simplify Asset Management
Fund Inception Date 1,620,777,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary In pursuing its investment objective, the fund primarily purchases or sells futures contracts, call options, and put options on VIX futures. The fund holds cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality fixed income securities (collectively, “Collateral”).
Long Name Simplify Volatility Premium ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_710536166
Nav Price 16.437
Net Assets 523,044,128.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.66
Open 16.43
Phone 614-469-3294
Post Market Change -0.21000099
Post Market Change Percent -1.2836246
Post Market Price 16.15
Post Market Time 1,787,961,410
Previous Close 16.44
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0799999
Regular Market Change Percent -0.486618
Regular Market Day High 16.44
Regular Market Day Low 16.335
Regular Market Day Range 16.335 - 16.44
Regular Market Open 16.43
Regular Market Previous Close 16.44
Regular Market Price 16.36
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 298,767
Short Name Simplify Volatility Premium ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol SVOL
Three Year Average Return 0.0779965
Total Assets 523,044,128
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 25.486597
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 4.55624
Trailing Three Month Returns 4.55624
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 16.5278
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.167799
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.010152531
Type Disp ETF
Volume 298,767
Yield 0.1329
Ytd Return 1.53389