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The largest Volatility ETFs

There are 10 US-listed volatility ETFs, with $1.86B in combined net assets.

The largest is Simplify Volatility Premium ETF (SVOL) at $542.5M, followed by UVIX at $295.1M.

Expense ratios run from 0.29% to 1.65% a year (median 0.85%).

The 10 largest

The largest Volatility ETFs
# Fund 30 daysNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr3 yr5 yr
1 SVOL Simplify Volatility Premium ETF Inverse $542.5M0.78%22.92%+10.6%+11.5%+9.5%+7.6%
2 UVIX 2x Long VIX Futures ETF Leveraged $295.1M1.65%—-66.9%-78.5%-83.8%—
3 UVXY ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Leveraged $247.3M0.95%—-50.3%-63.3%-67.0%-66.6%
4 SVXY ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Inverse $221.5M0.95%—+13.1%+22.9%+16.7%+15.5%
5 SVIX -1x Short VIX Futures ETF Inverse $200.3M1.35%—+12.8%+30.3%+6.3%—
6 VIXY ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF $198.6M0.85%—-32.2%-44.2%-45.6%-45.4%
7 VMAX Hartford US Value ETF $49.2M0.29%2.06%+22.8%+24.8%——
8 VIXM ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF $40.3M0.85%—-13.1%-15.9%-15.4%-15.3%
9 VXZ iPath Series B S&P 500® VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN $35.1M0.89%—-12.7%-15.6%-14.7%-14.5%
10 JULZ TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF $33.1M0.79%10.88%+10.0%+9.4%+18.0%+10.3%

Returns are total returns with distributions reinvested (3 and 5 years annualized), as of Oct 27, 2026.

How the top 5 compare

    Growth of each fund’s value from the start of the range, distributions reinvested. The dashed gray line is the S&P 500 (SPY).

    All 10 Volatility ETFs

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    All Volatility ETFs
    Fund IssuerNet assetsCostYieldYTD1 yr5 yr
    SVOL Simplify Volatility Premium ETF Inverse Simplify$542.5M0.78%22.92%+10.6%+11.5%+7.6%
    UVIX 2x Long VIX Futures ETF Leveraged Volatility Shares$295.1M1.65%—-66.9%-78.5%—
    UVXY ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Leveraged ProShares$247.3M0.95%—-50.3%-63.3%-66.6%
    SVXY ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF Inverse ProShares$221.5M0.95%—+13.1%+22.9%+15.5%
    SVIX -1x Short VIX Futures ETF Inverse Volatility Shares$200.3M1.35%—+12.8%+30.3%—
    VIXY ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF ProShare Capital Management LLC$198.6M0.85%—-32.2%-44.2%-45.4%
    VMAX Hartford US Value ETF Hartford$49.2M0.29%2.06%+22.8%+24.8%—
    VIXM ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF ProShares$40.3M0.85%—-13.1%-15.9%-15.3%
    VXZ iPath Series B S&P 500® VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN Barclays Capital$35.1M0.89%—-12.7%-15.6%-14.5%
    JULZ TrueShares Structured Outcome (July) ETF Truemark Group LLC$33.1M0.79%10.88%+10.0%+9.4%+10.3%

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