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Performance analysis of SVXY (ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF -1x Shares)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, SVXY has had an average annual return of +13.22%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.

Over the past 5 years, SVXY has had an average annual return of +15.79%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.

Over the past 10 years, SVXY has had an average annual return of -1.59%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.44% annual.

Since Oct 4, 2011, SVXY has had an average annual return of +11.91%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.87% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
-0.92%+10.63%-3.17%+76.21%-4.66%+48.53%-36.47%+54.21%-91.75%+181.84%+80.34%-17.51%
2014201320122011
-9.35%+106.17%+150.39%+24.18%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026-2.31%-3.36%-12.40%+11.86%+7.73%-0.58%-0.92%
2025+1.08%-1.66%-8.04%-18.25%+8.07%+5.37%+6.41%+7.52%+4.51%-2.47%+1.33%+10.01%+10.63%
2024+1.17%+5.50%+2.16%-2.82%+8.69%+3.11%-3.55%-9.17%-6.82%-8.38%+15.27%-5.40%-3.17%
2023+11.50%-1.43%-1.15%+8.71%+4.14%+17.33%+4.96%+1.66%-4.44%-2.46%+16.38%+5.49%+76.21%
2022-8.66%-8.59%+6.17%-12.65%+4.97%-3.64%+11.45%-1.41%-8.27%+8.83%+8.47%+2.30%-4.66%
2021-13.10%+12.16%+16.61%+5.76%+4.10%+7.14%-3.19%+7.70%-6.09%+13.24%-12.71%+14.49%+48.53%
2020-5.04%-18.08%-38.88%+6.80%+3.62%-8.22%+7.75%+2.21%+2.34%-4.99%+22.59%+0.21%-36.47%
2019+13.92%+5.91%+2.59%+6.30%-10.49%+8.13%+4.31%-9.93%+5.53%+8.14%+9.16%+3.46%+54.21%
2018-7.88%-89.65%-4.01%+5.02%+4.87%-1.62%+8.02%+3.13%+4.25%-17.77%+3.13%-15.58%-91.75%
2017+29.53%+3.95%+15.22%+2.76%+5.72%+5.16%+12.79%-11.82%+16.90%+14.51%+5.11%+13.63%+181.84%

Drawdown analysis of SVXY (ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF -1x Shares)

The maximum drawdown for the SVXY was -95.25%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. This drawdown has not yet recovered.

The current SVXY drawdown is -80.15%.

Since Oct 4, 2011 SVXY has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 2 times
  • 40% or more: 3 times
  • 30% or more: 5 times
  • 20% or more: 11 times
  • 10% or more: 19 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-95.25%Jan 11, 2018548Mar 18, 2020OngoingOngoingOngoing
-67.94%Jun 23, 2015161Feb 11, 2016218Dec 21, 2016379
-47.30%Jul 3, 2014145Jan 30, 201598Jun 22, 2015243
-38.97%Mar 26, 201247Jun 1, 201245Aug 6, 201292
-33.23%Oct 28, 201119Nov 25, 201129Jan 9, 201248
-28.60%Apr 12, 201350Jun 24, 201319Jul 22, 201369
-28.55%Jan 22, 201410Feb 5, 201472May 20, 201482
-26.24%Jul 24, 201718Aug 17, 201730Sep 29, 201748
-21.73%Sep 19, 201313Oct 8, 201313Oct 25, 201326
-21.55%Dec 18, 20127Dec 28, 201212Jan 16, 201319
-20.48%Feb 19, 20134Feb 25, 201330Apr 9, 201334
-19.00%Aug 5, 201319Aug 30, 201312Sep 18, 201331
-18.26%May 16, 20171May 17, 201719Jun 14, 201720
-17.21%Feb 6, 20127Feb 15, 201217Mar 12, 201224
-16.01%Mar 29, 201711Apr 13, 20177Apr 25, 201718
-15.11%Oct 18, 201213Nov 8, 201210Nov 23, 201223
-14.78%Oct 14, 20114Oct 20, 20115Oct 27, 20119
-11.18%Sep 24, 20122Sep 26, 201214Oct 16, 201216
-10.15%Jun 26, 20177Jul 6, 20176Jul 14, 201713
-9.40%Jan 23, 20138Feb 4, 20138Feb 14, 201316
-9.22%Feb 14, 20179Feb 28, 20179Mar 13, 201718
-8.99%Nov 6, 20177Nov 15, 20174Nov 21, 201711
-7.63%Mar 17, 20174Mar 23, 20173Mar 28, 20177
-7.37%Oct 20, 20173Oct 25, 20178Nov 6, 201711
-7.07%Aug 13, 201213Aug 30, 20124Sep 6, 201217