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ProShares Expands Lineup of VIX Futures ETFs
ProShares has launched two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) designed to provide magnified or inverse exposure to VIX futures.
Reported by PLANADVISER staff
“Many investors are focused on volatility of the equity markets and are interested in tools that could help manage or incorporate volatility in sophisticated portfolios,” said Michael L. Sapir, Chairman and CEO of ProShare Capital Management, the sponsor of the funds. “Now, with our introduction of these new ProShares, investors for the first time can get leveraged or inverse exposure to VIX futures with an exchange-traded fund.”