VIXM
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
📎 Investment Objective
The ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (VIXM) seeks to provide exposure to the performance of a benchmark that tracks mid-term VIX futures contracts. The fund aims to serve as a tool for investors to manage volatility and hedge against market downturns.
Overview
ETF tracking ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
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Investment Summary
📎 Investment Objective
The ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (VIXM) seeks to provide exposure to the performance of a benchmark that tracks mid-term VIX futures contracts. The fund aims to serve as a tool for investors to manage volatility and hedge against market downturns.
🎯 Investment Strategy
VIXM tracks the performance of the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index, which measures the returns of a portfolio of monthly VIX futures contracts with a weighted average maturity of 5 months. The fund does not invest directly in VIX or the S&P 500 index, but rather in VIX futures contracts.
✨ Key Features
- Provides exposure to mid-term VIX futures contracts, which can help manage portfolio volatility
- Employs a rules-based index methodology to maintain a consistent maturity profile
- Designed as a hedging or risk management tool, not for long-term buy-and-hold investment
⚠️ Primary Risks
- Volatility risk - the fund's value can be highly volatile and may not correlate to the actual VIX index
- Futures risk - investing in futures contracts can be riskier than investing in the underlying assets directly
- Tracking error risk - the fund may not perfectly track its underlying index
- Liquidity risk - the fund may have difficulty trading certain positions at an advantageous time or price
👤 Best For
VIXM may be suitable for experienced investors seeking to hedge against market volatility or as a tactical portfolio diversification tool. However, it is a complex product and may not be appropriate for all investors, especially those with a low risk tolerance or a long-term investment horizon.
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