Volatility Category Report
Last modified: March 29, 2012
The Volatility ETFdb Category contains 30 ETFs with a total market capitalization of approximately $3.86 billion (as of March 29, 2012)
The following are the largest ETFs in this ETFdb Category by market capitalization (as of March 29, 2012):
| Ticker | ETF | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| VXX | iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | $1.95 billion |
| XIV | VelocityShares Inverse VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | $437.62 million |
| VXZ | iPath CBOE S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN | $321.94 million |
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ETFs in this ETFdb Category are designed to provide investors with exposure to equity market volatility, primarily to the volatility of the S&P 500 as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index (the “VIX Index”). Investments offering volatility exposure can have multiple uses in a portfolio, including hedging, directional, and arbitrage strategies. Holdings in volatility instruments tend to be short-term or intermediate-term in nature.
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