ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (VIXM)Trading--Miscellaneous | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
13.66 USD
+0.02
(0.147%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 13.68 +0.02 (0.135%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4 a.m. EDT
The VIX Mid-Term ETF is currently trapped in a structural downtrend, having lost over 65% of its value since 2016. While the latest annual return was positive, the asset remains deeply distressed, trading near its 52-week lows with no sign of a sustained recovery in the underlying volatility regime. The lack of dividends makes holding this position during a secular decline financially inefficient. On the short end, the heavy put writing suggests institutions are hedging against further drops, while the statistical forecast leans negative. This is a defensive instrument for portfolio insurance, not a vehicle for capital appreciation. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.018657 |
| AutoTheta | 0.033430 |
| AutoETS | 0.049896 |
| MSTL | 0.050220 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 57% |
| H-stat | 15.00 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.146 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.87 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 16.00 and 17.00) relative to calls. Call activity is concentrated in deep out-of-the-money strikes (30.00, 34.00, 35.00), indicating a 'long gamma' hedge against extreme volatility spikes rather than a directional bet on a rally. The implied volatility skew shows significantly higher premiums for puts, confirming fear of further declines.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 380.0 |
| All Time Low | 13.6 |
| Ask | 13.7 |
| Ask Size | 600 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 273,190 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 408,177 |
| Average Volume | 408,177 |
| Average Volume10Days | 273,190 |
| Beta3 Year | 27.87 |
| Bid | 13.64 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Category | Trading--Miscellaneous |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 13.675 |
| Day Low | 13.575 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 14.3896 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.72959995 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.050703283 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -17.831326 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 17.72 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.0599995 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.22911961 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 13.575 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.08500004 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.006261513 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 13.575 - 17.72 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,294,151,400,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | -0.1484927 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fullday Change | 0.0199995 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.146624 |
| Fullday Price | 13.6785 |
| Fund Family | ProShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,294,012,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund seeks to meet its investment objective, by taking long positions in VIX futures contracts. It will also hold cash or cash equivalents such as U.S. Treasury securities or other high credit quality, short-term fixed-income or similar securities (such as shares of money market funds) as collateral for Financial Instruments and pending investment in Financial Instruments. |
| Long Name | ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_117792623 |
| Nav Price | 13.796 |
| Net Assets | 41,033,376.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.92 |
| Open | 13.58 |
| Phone | 240-497-6400 |
| Post Market Change | 0.018500328 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.13543431 |
| Post Market Price | 13.6785 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 13.64 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0199995 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.146624 |
| Regular Market Day High | 13.675 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 13.575 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 13.575 - 13.675 |
| Regular Market Open | 13.58 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 13.64 |
| Regular Market Price | 13.66 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 321,060 |
| Short Name | VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | VIXM |
| Three Year Average Return | -0.1213807 |
| Total Assets | 41,033,376 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -7.85013 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -7.85013 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 15.44935 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.7893505 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.11582044 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 321,060 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | -5.11121 |