VIXY is a long unleveraged VIX ETF by ProShares and one of the most liquid VIX exchange traded products.
VIXY Exposure and Basic Characteristics
VIXY exposure is similar to other unleveraged long VIX ETFs/ETNs like VXX (iPath/Barclays). It is designed to track the performance of S&P500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index (long positions in the two nearest expiration months of VIX futures with constant maturity of one month). These exchange traded products are popular ways to get exposure to the VIX (CBOE Volatility Index), which is not investable itself.
Direction: Long, unleveraged
Underlying index: S&P500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index ER
Exposure: Short end (near term) of the VIX futures curve (combination of the first and second VIX futures contract months - rolling to maintain constant one month maturity)
VIXY options: Available and moderately liquid
Product type: ETF (exchange traded fund)
Provider: ProShares
Inception date: 3 January 2011
Official Information and Links
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the performance of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. Source: Official website (see links below).
VIXY product page: https://www.proshares.com/our-etfs/strategic/vixy
VIXY Quotes, Assets, and Trading Volume
Yahoo Finance: finance.yahoo.com/quote/VIXY
Bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/quote/VIXY:US