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About iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN
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Inception date
Jan 17, 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.
VXZ offers generic midterm VIX futures exposure in an ETN wrapper. VIX futures allow investors to invest based on their view of the forward implied market volatility of the S&P 500. VXZ and other midterm ETPs provides exposure to VIX futures with average 5-month maturity. 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. Investors should be aware of their expected position decay due to persistent contango in VIX futures, historically. Structured as an ETN, VXZ carries the counterparty risk of issuer Barclays. VXZ launched under the ticker VXZB as Series B replacement for the original VXZ. The old VXZ was delisted January 2019, and in May 2019, VXZB took over the VXZ ticker. The current VXZ provides identical exposure as the old one with some structural changes.
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SHORT TERM VXX ON THE DAILY. BREAKOUT COMING SOON?Doing my weekend research i stumbled on the macd crossing green on the vxx with this descending triangle on the daily. If this breaks the volatility can come back into the market like last week and we can see some huge swings in stock price. The week of 2/10/2025 will be very interesting.
VIX ready to explode higherLook at the last 2 Monthly candles. They are bullish candles and short term volatility would explode higher in Feb 2025.
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commodities high conviction entry in FebLooking back, commodities had a high conviction in february based on a longterm trend. Combining macd and BB break out.
Markets have either risk-on sentiment or defensive. During risk-on phase people want to put money to work, there is too much money. During risk-off or defensive, people want
DJP holds TL or GANN support @37; FIBO levels dictate INFLATION!DJP, a commodities play, is an inflation hedge. If DJP breaks 37 voiding the Trendline or GANN FAN line support, then inflation may have peaked out temporarily.
Holding 37, DJP may see higher inflation numbers.\
Note that all impt FIBO levels are respected here in increments of 4.
37 is the 2.618 le
Commodities gap turned support; bounced above TL, VWAPs & 0.236DJP commodities back to short term uptrend with 2 higher highs & now also 2 higher lows. It just recovered the uptrend line after filling the previous up-gap (the green zone). It also bounced above the 2 VWAPs & FIB 0.236 level.
However, it still have to go back inside the ascending triangle where i
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
VXZ trades at 58.97 USD today, its price has fallen −0.28% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on VXZ price chart.
VXZ net asset value is 59.22 today — it's fallen 12.85% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
VXZ assets under management is 34.86 M USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
VXZ price has fallen by −11.38% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 22.05% increase. See more dynamics on VXZ price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −12.85% over the last month, have fallen by −12.85% over the last month, showed a 15.77% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 22.76% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −12.85% over the last month, have fallen by −12.85% over the last month, showed a 15.77% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 22.76% in a year.
VXZ fund flows account for −3.36 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.
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VXZ expense ratio is 0.89%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, VXZ isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, VXZ technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating VXZ shows the sell signal. See more of VXZ technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, VXZ technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating VXZ shows the sell signal. See more of VXZ technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
No, VXZ doesn't pay dividends to its holders.
VXZ trades at a premium (0.02%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
VXZ shares are issued by Barclays PLC
VXZ follows the S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Jan 17, 2018.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.