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ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY)

Trading--Miscellaneous | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
27.93 USD -0.36 (-1.273%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 28.18 +0.25 (0.895%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:14 p.m. EDT

VIXY is a highly volatile ETF that tracks the VIX Short-Term Futures. Recent price movements have shown significant fluctuations, with a recent dip to around $29.4. The ETF has been mentioned in several news articles as a hedge against market fear, indicating its role in volatile market conditions. While the options data suggests potential for large price swings, the long-term fundamentals are not strong, and there are no dividends to provide income. Short-term traders might find opportunities in the current volatility, but long-term investors should be cautious. The ETF's performance is closely tied to the VIX, which is often driven by market sentiment and fear, making it a speculative play rather than a stable investment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.096821
AutoETS0.098280
MSTL0.098862
AutoTheta0.169111

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 3.88
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.209
Excess Kurtosis -1.16

As of April 11, 2026, 1:14 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows a mixed sentiment. The IV is elevated across expirations, indicating increased volatility expectations. There are significant OI walls and IV spikes on both calls and puts, especially for out-of-the-money strikes, suggesting speculative activity. The ATM strikes are heavily traded, which may indicate a consensus on the current price level. However, the presence of high IV spikes and OI walls for distant strikes suggests potential for large price movements, either upward or downward. Overall, the options data indicates a volatile environment with mixed signals.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 1,013,920.0
All Time Low 11.33
Ask 28.23
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,140,650
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,945,864
Average Volume 4,945,864
Average Volume10Days 3,140,650
Beta3 Year 73.37
Bid 28.08
Bid Size 400
Category Trading--Miscellaneous
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 27.99
Day Low 27.405
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 30.492
Fifty Day Average Change -2.5620003
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.084022045
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -62.307693
Fifty Two Week High 76.0
Fifty Two Week High Change -48.07
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.6325
Fifty Two Week Low 24.81
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.1200008
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.12575579
Fifty Two Week Range 24.81 - 76.0
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,294,151,400,000
Five Year Average Return -0.4658624
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
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 index seeks to offer exposure to market volatility through publicly traded futures markets and is designed to measure the implied volatility of the S&P 500 over 30 days in the future.
Long Name ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_117792624
Nav Price 27.96
Net Assets 177,111,392.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.96
Open 27.62
Phone 240-497-6400
Post Market Change 0.25
Post Market Change Percent 0.8950949
Post Market Price 28.18
Post Market Time 1,776,470,355
Previous Close 28.29
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.360001
Regular Market Change Percent -1.27254
Regular Market Day High 27.99
Regular Market Day Low 27.405
Regular Market Day Range 27.405 - 27.99
Regular Market Open 27.62
Regular Market Previous Close 28.29
Regular Market Price 27.93
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 3,994,990
Short Name VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol VIXY
Three Year Average Return -0.43995282
Total Assets 177,111,392
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 33.25818
Trailing Three Month Returns 33.25818
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 32.85215
Two Hundred Day Average Change -4.9221497
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.14982732
Type Disp ETF
Volume 3,994,990
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return 33.25818