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VIXM ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
Volatility commodity pool: tracks the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures IndexProShares0.85% fee$49mFirst traded Jan 4, 2011Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every ProShares fund ETFIQ covers
In the S&P 500’s down weeks over the year to Oct 9, 2026, VIXM rose 0.79% a week on average.
−0.64
Correlation with the S&P 500
−0.82
Beta to the S&P 500
−66.6%
Down-week capture
−25.7 pts
Against T-bills, 52 weeks
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Rose when the S&P 500 fell
VIXM in the 21 weeks SPY fell, year to Oct 9, 2026: SPY averaged −1.18%, VIXM +0.79%.
| Window | The fund | S&P 500 | Difference, percentage points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3M Jul 10 – Oct 9, 2026 | −10.4% | +3.4% | −13.8 pts |
| 6M Apr 10 – Oct 9, 2026 | −20.2% | +15.2% | −35.3 pts |
| 1Y Oct 9, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026 | −20.0% | +17.3% | −37.2 pts |
| 3Y Oct 10, 2023 – Oct 9, 2026 | −34.0% | +85.8% | −119.8 pts |
| Since launch Jan 4, 2011 – Oct 9, 2026 | −96.0% | +708.4% | −804.4 pts |
Source: ETFIQ.
VIXM beside every long VIX futures fund · 1 month
Every long VIX futures fund ETFIQ covers, each against the VIX futures index its own filing names at its own daily multiple, rebuilt by ETFIQ from Cboe VIX futures settlements, and against spot VIX over the same two closes.
| Fund | Multiple | Returned | Its index, rebuilt | Difference | Spot VIX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIXM | +1x | −4.1% | −3.9% | −0.2 pts | −2.0% |
| VIXY | +1x | −4.6% | −4.4% | −0.2 pts | −2.0% |
| VXX | +1x | −4.2% | −4.4% | +0.3 pts | −2.0% |
| VXZ | +1x | −4.0% | −3.9% | −0.1 pts | −2.0% |
VIXM beside every long VIX futures fund · 3 months
| Fund | Multiple | Returned | Its index, rebuilt | Difference | Spot VIX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIXM | +1x | −10.3% | −10.0% | −0.2 pts | −2.7% |
| VIXY | +1x | −20.7% | −20.1% | −0.6 pts | −2.7% |
| VXX | +1x | −20.1% | −20.1% | 0.0 pts | −2.7% |
| VXZ | +1x | −10.4% | −10.0% | −0.4 pts | −2.7% |
VIXM beside every long VIX futures fund · 1 year
| Fund | Multiple | Returned | Its index, rebuilt | Difference | Spot VIX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIXM | +1x | −19.7% | −18.6% | −1.1 pts | −5.5% |
| VIXY | +1x | −48.9% | −47.6% | −1.3 pts | −5.5% |
| VXX | +1x | −48.1% | −47.6% | −0.5 pts | −5.5% |
| VXZ | +1x | −19.2% | −18.6% | −0.7 pts | −5.5% |
Long VIX futures funds, to Oct 8, 2026. Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, Cboe VIX futures settlements and VIX index closes; ETFIQ calculation.
In plain words
IssuerProShares
Strategy (ETFIQ, from its prospectus)Volatility
Expense ratio (issuer page, Oct 9, 2026)0.85%
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 9, 2026)$49m
Structurecommodity pool registered under the 1933 Act
Index its own filing namesS&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index
Volatility group (ETFIQ)Long VIX futures
Daily multiple it seeks+1x
VIXM against its index rebuilt by ETFIQ from Cboe VIX futures settlements, 1 month−4.1% against −3.9% at +1x, a difference of −0.2 pts, Sep 8, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026
VIXM against spot VIX, 1 month−4.1% against −2.0% for the VIX index (15.72 to 15.41), Sep 8, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026
VIXM against its index rebuilt by ETFIQ from Cboe VIX futures settlements, 3 months−10.3% against −10.0% at +1x, a difference of −0.2 pts, Jul 9, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026
VIXM against spot VIX, 3 months−10.3% against −2.7% for the VIX index (15.84 to 15.41), Jul 9, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026
VIXM against its index rebuilt by ETFIQ from Cboe VIX futures settlements, 1 year−19.7% against −18.6% at +1x, a difference of −1.1 pts, Oct 8, 2025 to Oct 8, 2026
VIXM against spot VIX, 1 year−19.7% against −5.5% for the VIX index (16.30 to 15.41), Oct 8, 2025 to Oct 8, 2026
Roll of the mid-term VIX futures, 1 month−1.7%: the index rebuilt by ETFIQ from Cboe VIX futures settlements returned −4.2% while the constant-maturity futures price moved −2.5%, Sep 8, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026; in contango on 22 of 22 days
Roll of the mid-term VIX futures, 3 months−6.8%: the index rebuilt by ETFIQ from Cboe VIX futures settlements returned −10.9% while the constant-maturity futures price moved −4.4%, Jul 9, 2026 to Oct 8, 2026; in contango on 64 of 64 days
Roll of the mid-term VIX futures, 1 year−15.8%: the index rebuilt by ETFIQ from Cboe VIX futures settlements returned −21.6% while the constant-maturity futures price moved −6.8%, Oct 8, 2025 to Oct 8, 2026; in contango on 220 of 251 days
Front two VIX futures on Oct 8, 202617.62 and 18.01, a contango of 2.2%
Weeks measured52, from Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 9, 2026
Weeks the S&P 500 fell21
The S&P 500 in those weeks, on average−1.18%
VIXM in those weeks, on average+0.79%
VIXM total return over those weeks−22.1%
T-bills (BIL) over the same weeks+3.7%
First tradedJan 4, 2011
Days traded90
Quotedon an exchange, every trading day
How this is computed
Weekly closes from Tiingo with distributions reinvested, 52 weeks to the same date for the fund, SPY and BIL. ETFIQ calculation. How these figures are computed
Questions people ask about VIXM
- Does VIXM move with the S&P 500?
- Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, VIXM’s weekly returns had a correlation of −0.64 with the S&P 500’s, on a scale where 1 moves in step, 0 shows no pattern and −1 moves opposite. Its beta was −0.82, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.82% the other way.
- What did VIXM do when stocks fell?
- The S&P 500 fell in 21 of the 52 weeks to Oct 9, 2026, by 1.18% on average. In those weeks VIXM rose 0.79% on average, a down-week capture of −66.6%.
- Did VIXM earn more than cash?
- Over the same 52 weeks VIXM returned −22.1% with distributions reinvested, and BIL, a fund of Treasury bills, returned +3.7%. VIXM finished 25.7 percentage points behind it.
- What does VIXM cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year.
- Why is VIXM listed as volatility?
- ETFIQ files each fund by what its own prospectus says it does, and VIXM’s describes a volatility fund.
- How closely did VIXM track its VIX futures index?
- Over the year from Oct 8, 2025 to Oct 8, 2026, VIXM returned −19.7%. The S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index, rebuilt by ETFIQ from Cboe VIX futures settlements and taken at +1x each day, returned −18.6%, a difference of −1.1 pts. Spot VIX moved −5.5%.
- What did rolling the VIX futures cost over the last year?
- Holding the mid-term VIX futures returned −21.6% from Oct 8, 2025 to Oct 8, 2026, while the constant-maturity futures price moved −6.8%. The difference, −15.8%, is the roll: what selling the expiring month and buying the next cost. A fund short these futures collects it instead.
Sources and dates
Prices, VIXM and S&P 500Prices, Tiingo end of day ↗
Net assets, $49mIssuer page · Oct 9, 2026
IssuerCboe VIX index history ↗
All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
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Cite this page
ETFIQ, VIXM, alternatives ETFs, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/vixm
ETFIQ. (Oct 9, 2026). VIXM, alternatives ETFs. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/funds/vixm
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Correlation
How closely the fund’s weekly returns moved with the S&P 500’s over the last year, from −1 to 1. At 1 the two rise and fall together, at 0 there is no pattern, and below 0 the fund tended to move the other way.
Beta
How far the fund moved, on average, for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the same weeks. At 0.3 it moved about 0.3% the same way; below 0 it moved the other way.
Down week
A week in which the S&P 500 fell, measured through SPY with dividends reinvested. A week that ended exactly level is not a down week.
Down-week capture
The fund’s average return in the S&P 500’s down weeks as a share of the index’s own average in those weeks. At 100% it fell as much, at 50% half as much, and below zero it rose. It is weekly and covers one year, so it is not the same figure as Morningstar’s downside capture.
Against T-bills
The fund’s total return minus a short Treasury bill fund’s (BIL) over the same year, in percentage points. A fund can steady a portfolio and still earn less than cash.
VIXM, Alternatives ETFs, ETFIQ, data as of Oct 9, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, is not a fund issuer, broker-dealer or investment adviser, and makes no recommendations.