S&P 500 VIX Futures Index
VelocityShares’ suite of six volatility ETPs includes 2x leveraged long and inverse positions on the S&P 500 VIX short-term futures index and the S&P 500 VIX mid-term futures index. The VelocityShares VIX-related ETPs provide institutional investors with exchange traded instruments for implementing views on volatility and hedging risks. Investors have employed strategies using combinations of VIX ETFs, ETNs, futures, variance swaps and/or options to construct Black Swan or Tail-Risk strategies.
Investors interested in taking views on the level of implied volatility in the S&P 500 can use VIX-related exchange traded notes to express those views.
Leverage |
Ticker |
Name |
Closing
|
Shares Out |
Prospectus |
| Volatility | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Short-Term VIX Futures Index™ |
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| 2x | TVIX | VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN | 2.61 | 59,239,595 | Prospectus |
| 1x | VIIX | VelocityShares Daily Long VIX Short-Term ETN | 10.11 | 1,850,000 | Prospectus |
| -1x | XIV | VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN | 23.03 | 15,288,883 | Prospectus |
Mid-Term VIX Futures Index™ |
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| 2x | TVIZ | VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Medium-Term ETN | 6.29 | 100,000 | Prospectus |
| 1x | VIIZ | VelocityShares Daily Long VIX Medium-Term ETN | 28.97 | 100,000 | Prospectus |
| -1x | ZIV | VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Medium-Term ETN | 30.59 | 1,570,000 | Prospectus |
NAV Close Date 05/24/2013

