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SVXY
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures

Price: $29.85
Change: $1.5 (-0.05%)
Category: Leveraged Volatility
Last Updated:

Vitals

Investment Themes

Trading Data

Open - Volume -
Day Lo - Day Hi -
  • Open
  • Volume
  • Day Lo
  • Day Hi
  • 52 Week Lo $24.02
  • 52 Week Hi $69.79
  • AUM $765.5 M
  • Shares 26.1 M

Analyst Report

This ETF offers inverse exposure to an index comprised of VIX futures contracts, making it an intriguing tool in certain environments. The VIX is a widely followed indicator of expected equity market volatility, and as such has a tendency to exhibit a strong negative correlation to equity markets. Inverse exposure to the VIX, therefore, can expected to generally move in the same direction as equities--though products such as SVXY can be considerably more volatile.

Like most volatility ETPs, SVXY does not offer exposure to the spot VIX; rather, the returns generated by this product will often depend in large part on the slope of the futures curve. When the VIX futures market is in a state of steep contango--as it often has been historically--SVXY may offer exposure to a compelling strategy that can exploit structural inefficiencies. When the VIX market is backwardated, however, the strategy employed by this fund essentially has it flying into the wind, vulnerable to significant return erosion from the roll process.

It should also be noted that SVXY maintains a daily reset feature; over multiple holding periods, this product will be impacted by the compounding of returns. SVXY can potentially be a very powerful tool, but is generally appropriate only for more sophisticated investors; those without an understanding of the VIX or futures-based strategies should steer clear. And this ETF doesn't belong in a long-term, buy-and-hold portfolio.

The exposure offered by SVXY is generally similar to XIV, a popular product from VelocityShares. It should be noted, however, that the structures of these products differ; SVXY is an ETF, while XIV is an ETN. Both have potential advantages and drawbacks; SVXY avoids the credit risk that is inherent in any ETN, though XIV will not incur tracking error when rolling holdings.

Historical Trading Data

  • 1 Month Avg. Volume 11,122,596
  • 3 Month Avg. Volume 5,527,613

Alternative ETFs in the Leveraged Volatility Category

Type Symbol Expense Ratio Assets Avg. Daily Vol YTD Return
Cheapest UVXY 1.65% $714.1 M 24 M 418.00%
Largest (AUM) TVIX 1.65% $2.8 B 12 M 632.66%
Most Liquid (Volume) UVXY 1.65% $714.1 M 24 M 418.00%
Top YTD Performer TVIX 1.65% $2.8 B 12 M 632.66%

Top 15 Holdings

Concentration Analysis

This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

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Number of Holdings
100.00%
% Assets in Top 10
 
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Number of Holdings
1
Rank
3 of 3
Low
SVXY (1)
High
TVIX (1)
% Assets in Top 10
100.00%
Rank
1 of 3
Low
SVXY (100.00%)
High
TVIX (100.00%)

 
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Sector Breakdown

SVXY Valuation

This section shows how the P/E multiple of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

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SVXY Dividend

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SVXY Fund Flows

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Realtime Rating

The adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for SVXY on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Leveraged Volatility with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETFdb Pro. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.

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Metric Metric Realtime Rating A+ Metric Rated ETF
Liquidity A- TVIX
Expenses B SVXY
Performance
Volatility
Dividend
Concentration

A+ Overall Rated ETF:

SVXY Expenses & Fees

This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to peers in the same ETFdb.com Category.

Expenses Ratio Analysis

ETF Average
0.545%
ETF Wtd. Average
0.19%
Category Average
1.56%
Expense Ratio
1.38%
Rank
1 of 3
Low
SVXY (1.38%)
High
TVIX (1.65%)
ESG Themes and Scores

SVXY does not have an ESG score. There are no ESG themes that map to this ETF.

SVXY Performance

This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peer group ETFdb.com Category.

6.19%
1 Week Return
-41.17%
4 Week Return
-54.13%
13 Week Return
-43.38%
26 Week Return
-54.24%
Year to Date Return
-42.08%
1 Year Return
-88.85%
3 Year Return
-77.69%
5 Year Return
 
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1 Week Return
6.19%
Rank
1 of 3
Low
TVIX (-38.11%)
High
SVXY (6.19%)
4 Week Return
-41.17%
Rank
3 of 3
Low
SVXY (-41.17%)
High
TVIX (259.81%)
13 Week Return
-54.13%
Rank
3 of 3
Low
SVXY (-54.13%)
High
TVIX (620.72%)
26 Week Return
-43.38%
Rank
3 of 3
Low
SVXY (-43.38%)
High
TVIX (162.75%)
Year to Date Return
-54.24%
Rank
3 of 3
Low
SVXY (-54.24%)
High
TVIX (632.66%)
1 Year Return
-42.08%
Rank
3 of 3
Low
SVXY (-42.08%)
High
UVXY (63.49%)
3 Year Return
-88.85%
Rank
2 of 3
Low
TVIX (-90.50%)
High
UVXY (-81.68%)
5 Year Return
-77.69%
Rank
1 of 3
Low
TVIX (-99.91%)
High
SVXY (-77.69%)

 
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SVXY Charts

SVXY Technicals

Volatility Analysis

This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

 
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5 Day Volatility
236.24%
Rank
2 of 3
Low
TVIX (100.63%)
High
UVXY (322.85%)
20 Day Volatility
119.30%
Rank
3 of 3
Low
SVXY (119.30%)
High
TVIX (396.48%)
50 Day Volatility
85.85%
Rank
3 of 3
Low
SVXY (85.85%)
High
TVIX (285.04%)
200 Day Volatility
64.73%
Rank
3 of 3
Low
SVXY (64.73%)
High
TVIX (215.12%)
Beta
3.61
Rank
1 of 3
Low
TVIX (-7.77)
High
SVXY (3.61)
Standard Deviation
8.24%
Rank
3 of 3
Low
SVXY (8.24%)
High
TVIX (105.84%)

 
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Technicals

  • 20 Day MA $35.90
  • 60 Day MA $55.36
  • MACD 15 Period -1.95
  • MACD 100 Period -28.27
  • Williams % Range 10 Day 39.40
  • Williams % Range 20 Day 79.76
  • RSI 10 Day 33
  • RSI 20 Day 30
  • RSI 30 Day 31
  • Ultimate Oscillator 46

Bollinger Brands

  • Lower Bollinger (10 Day) $25.95
  • Upper Bollinger (10 Day) $32.61
  • Lower Bollinger (20 Day) $19.81
  • Upper Bollinger (20 Day) $52.01
  • Lower Bollinger (30 Day) $16.30
  • Upper Bollinger (30 Day) $72.16

Support & Resistance

  • Support Level 1 $29.53
  • Support Level 2 $29.21
  • Resistance Level 1 $30.36
  • Resistance Level 2 $30.87

Stochastic

  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (1 Day) 42.24
  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (5 Day) 50.69
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (1 Day) 47.37
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (5 Day) 51.70

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