# What is a volatility ETF?

> As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 9 alternatives ETFs in volatility, among 90 alternatives ETFs, and ETFIQ tracks 26 equity hedged funds beside them.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

## What is a volatility ETF?

Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 9 alternatives ETFs in volatility, among 90 alternatives ETFs, and ETFIQ tracks 26 equity hedged funds beside them.

### In plain words

A volatility ETF takes positions tied to how much the market swings, usually through futures on a volatility index. Volatility is low in calm markets and jumps when they fall fast, and these funds aim to gain when swings grow.

ETFIQ places 9 funds in volatility, measured by weekly correlation and beta with the S&P 500 and by what each did in the index’s down weeks. Volatility futures are rolled forward, and in calm markets the roll tends to lose value, so such funds can decay over long periods. ETFIQ shows the full-year weekly record, never a short window alone.

### Questions

Why does a volatility fund decay? Rolling futures in calm markets tends to cost value.

Is it correlated with stocks? Often negatively. ETFIQ shows the weekly correlation over a year.

How many volatility funds are there? 9 as of Nov 4, 2026.

### Where to next

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Source: ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.
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