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About iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN
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Inception date
Jan 19, 2018
Structure
Exchange-Traded Note
Distribution tax treatment
No distributions
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Distributor
Barclays Capital, Inc.
VXX is a known, liquid volatility ETP, and is one of a handful that offers short-term VIX futures exposure. As a VIX ETP investor, it is important to note these two caveats: 1) Volatility ETPs deliver poor long-term exposure to the VIX index, and 2) volatility ETPs have a history of erasing vast sums of investor capital over holdings periods as short as a few days. Still, short-term VIX ETPs like VXX tend to have a better statistical correlation and tactical exposure to the VIX than midterm product, but also tend to have position decay from contango in their futures positions. As an ETN, VXX is backed by Barclays credit rather than by assets. VXX launched under the ticker VXXB as Series B replacement for the original VXX. The old VXX was delisted January 2019, and in May 2019, VXXB took over the VXX ticker. The current VXX provides identical exposure as the old with some structural changes, including an issuer call capability, and a non-path-dependent fee structure.
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Assets under management (AUM)
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Frequently Asked Questions
VXX assets under management is 382.21 M USD. It's fallen 21.02% over the last month.
VXX fund flows account for −44.14 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
No, VXX doesn't pay dividends to its holders.
VXX shares are issued by Barclays PLC under the brand iPath. The ETF was launched on Jan 19, 2018, and its management style is Passive.
VXX expense ratio is 0.89% meaning you'd have to pay 0.89% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VXX follows the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VXX price has fallen by −13.05% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 31.23% increase. See more dynamics on VXX price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −26.93% over the last month, have fallen by −26.93% over the last month, showed a 33.80% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 22.02% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −26.93% over the last month, have fallen by −26.93% over the last month, showed a 33.80% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 22.02% in a year.
VXX trades at a premium (0.19%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.