Financial Statements.
−Removed: Statements of Financial Condition, Schedule of Investments, Statements of Operations, Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, and Statements of Cash Flows:
+Added: of Financial Condition, Schedule of Investments, Statements of Operations, Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, and
+Added: Statements of Cash Flows:
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
2 unchanged sentences
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
+Added: March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
+Added: and December 31, 2025
+Added: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
1 unchanged sentence
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
+Added: March 31, 2026
+Added: March 31, 2026
$ 147,996,873
+Added: $ 139,054,309
Investments in securities, at value *
−Removed: Receivable for investments sold
Interest receivable
−Removed: Prepaid expenses and other assets
Receivable for shares sold
2 unchanged sentences
Other receivable
+Added: $ 336,009,822
+Added: $ 355,560,114
+Added: $ 218,309,415
+Added: $ 332,731,568
Variation margin payable
−Removed: Investments purchased
Fund shares redeemed
27 unchanged sentences
Shares Outstanding^
−Removed: 53,757,473 (1)
−Removed: 5,531,498 (1)
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Share
1 unchanged sentence
* Investments in securities, at cost
−Removed: $ 113,974,059
−Removed: to reflect a 1:10 reverse stock split on January 15, 2025, as if it occurred at the commencement of operations.
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
Statements of Operations
−Removed: For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: and September 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
+Added: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
+Added: and March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
+Added: -1x Short VIX
+Added: -1x Short VIX
Quarter Ended
2 unchanged sentences
Quarter Ended
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
+Added: March 31, 2026
+Added: March 31, 2026
+Added: March 31, 2025
+Added: March 31, 2025
INVESTMENT INCOME
Interest income
−Removed: Other Income (loss)
Management fees
2 unchanged sentences
Licensing and registration fees
−Removed: Broker interest expense
Total Expenses
5 unchanged sentences
( 26,461,856 )
−Removed: ( 7,095,465 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
4 unchanged sentences
( 32,553,386 )
−Removed: ( 5,959,845 )
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
3 unchanged sentences
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
−Removed: Statements of Operations
−Removed: For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: and September 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: INVESTMENT INCOME
−Removed: Interest income
−Removed: Other Income (loss)
−Removed: Management fees
−Removed: Administrative, accounting and custodian fees
−Removed: Professional fees
−Removed: Licensing and registration fees
−Removed: Broker interest expense
−Removed: Total Expenses
−Removed: Net Investment income (loss)
−Removed: REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FUTURES CONTRACTS
−Removed: Net realized gain (loss) on:
−Removed: ( 6,014,298 )
−Removed: ( 6,489,708 )
−Removed: ( 20,074,846 )
−Removed: ( 426,821,741 )
−Removed: ( 67,353,025 )
−Removed: Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:
−Removed: ( 48,304,442 )
−Removed: ( 7,658,659 )
−Removed: Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts
−Removed: ( 16,552,085 )
−Removed: ( 475,126,183 )
−Removed: ( 61,623,693 )
−Removed: NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
−Removed: $ ( 15,807,416 )
−Removed: $ ( 475,006,114 )
−Removed: $ ( 62,101,187 )
−Removed: See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
−Removed: For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: and September 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
+Added: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
+Added: and March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
6 unchanged sentences
Quarter Ended
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:
1 unchanged sentence
$ ( 372,997 )
−Removed: $ ( 132,190 )
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts
1 unchanged sentence
( 27,980,689 )
−Removed: ( 7,095,465 )
−Removed: Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and futures contracts
−Removed: ( 10,374,986 )
+Added: Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
+Added: investments and futures contracts
( 22,703,777 )
−Removed: Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
( 4,572,697 )
+Added: Net increase (decrease) in net assets
+Added: resulting from operations
( 80,314,383 )
6 unchanged sentences
( 614,152,015 )
−Removed: Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
−Removed: ( 168,711,229 )
−Removed: Total increase (decrease) in net assets
−Removed: ( 103,807,127 )
−Removed: ( 62,802,875 )
−Removed: Beginning of Period
−Removed: End of Period
−Removed: $ 165,140,059
−Removed: $ 534,186,909
−Removed: $ 317,664,759
−Removed: $ 166,997,854
−Removed: See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
−Removed: Statements of Changes in Net Assets
−Removed: For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: and September 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: September 30, 2025
−Removed: September 30, 2025
−Removed: September 30, 2024
−Removed: September 30, 2024
−Removed: INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:
−Removed: Net investment loss
−Removed: $ ( 477,494 )
−Removed: Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts
−Removed: ( 26,089,144 )
−Removed: ( 426,821,741 )
−Removed: ( 67,353,025 )
−Removed: Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and futures contracts
−Removed: ( 48,304,442 )
−Removed: ( 6,975,821 )
−Removed: Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
−Removed: ( 15,807,416 )
−Removed: ( 475,006,114 )
−Removed: ( 62,101,187 )
−Removed: CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
−Removed: 1,215,129,075
−Removed: 2,159,146,360
−Removed: Shares redeemed
−Removed: ( 1,334,305,423 )
+Added: Net increase (decrease) in net assets
+Added: from capital share transactions
( 259,866,811 )
( 95,318,782 )
+Added: Total increase (decrease) in net assets
( 42,344,186 )
−Removed: Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions
( 12,237,223 )
−Removed: Total increase (decrease) in net assets
( 14,299,974 )
7 unchanged sentences
Statements of Cash Flows
−Removed: For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: and September 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
+Added: For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
+Added: and March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
2 unchanged sentences
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: For the Quarter Ended
−Removed: For the Quarter Ended
−Removed: For the Quarter Ended
−Removed: For the Quarter Ended
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
+Added: Quarter Ended
+Added: Quarter Ended
+Added: Quarter Ended
+Added: Quarter Ended
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
−Removed: Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
+Added: Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
+Added: from operations
$ ( 80,314,383 )
1 unchanged sentence
$ ( 32,200,823 )
−Removed: Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
+Added: Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash
+Added: provided by (used in) operating activities
Purchase of investments
2 unchanged sentences
( 346,744,537 )
−Removed: ( 233,003,884 )
Proceeds from sales or maturities of investments held
Net realized gain/loss on investments in options
−Removed: Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments in options
−Removed: Decrease (Increase) in Deposits at broker for futures and options contracts
−Removed: ( 37,391,280 )
+Added: Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
+Added: Decrease (Increase) in Deposits at broker for futures and
+Added: options contracts
( 3,121,565 )
1 unchanged sentence
( 29,193,177 )
+Added: ( 1,471,674 )
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
1 unchanged sentence
Decrease (Increase) in Prepaid expenses and other assets
−Removed: Decrease (Increase) in Receivable for investments sold
−Removed: Increase (Decrease) in Due to Other
Increase (Decrease) in Variation margin payable
2 unchanged sentences
Increase (Decrease) in Payable to Sponsor
−Removed: Increase (Decrease) in Payable for investments purchased
−Removed: Increase (Decrease) in Administrative, accounting and custodian fees payable
+Added: Increase (Decrease) in Administrative, accounting and custodian
Increase (Decrease) in Professional fees payable
−Removed: Increase (Decrease) in Licensing and registration fees payable
−Removed: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
−Removed: ( 296,491,289 )
−Removed: ( 167,502,729 )
+Added: Increase (Decrease) in Licensing
+Added: and registration fees payable
+Added: Net cash provided by (used in)
+Added: operating activities
( 114,269,546 )
6 unchanged sentences
( 597,837,782 )
−Removed: Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
−Removed: ( 168,711,229 )
−Removed: NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
−Removed: ( 1,170,776 )
−Removed: Beginning of Period
−Removed: End of Period
−Removed: $ 121,053,223
−Removed: See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
−Removed: Statements of Cash Flows
−Removed: For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: and September 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
−Removed: Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
−Removed: $ ( 15,807,416 )
−Removed: $ ( 475,006,114 )
−Removed: $ ( 62,101,187 )
−Removed: Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
−Removed: Purchase of investments
−Removed: ( 1,257,598,362 )
−Removed: ( 1,470,810,543 )
−Removed: ( 872,724,542 )
−Removed: ( 404,905,328 )
−Removed: Proceeds from sales or maturities of investments held
−Removed: 1,364,638,891
−Removed: 1,523,629,727
−Removed: Net realized gain/loss on investments in options
−Removed: Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments in options
−Removed: Decrease (Increase) in Deposits at broker for futures and options contracts
−Removed: ( 283,832,797 )
−Removed: ( 60,080,689 )
−Removed: ( 50,665,078 )
−Removed: Decrease (Increase) in Variation margin receivable
−Removed: ( 5,608,945 )
−Removed: Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable
−Removed: Decrease (Increase) in other receivables
−Removed: Decrease (Increase) in Prepaid expenses and other assets
−Removed: Decrease (Increase) in Receivable for investments sold
−Removed: Increase (Decrease) in Due to Other
−Removed: Increase (Decrease) in Variation margin payable
−Removed: ( 3,655,035 )
−Removed: Increase (Decrease) in Payable to Sponsor
−Removed: Increase (Decrease) in Payable for investments purchased
−Removed: Increase (Decrease) in Administrative, accounting and custodian fees payable
−Removed: Increase (Decrease) in Professional fees payable
−Removed: Increase (Decrease) in Licensing and registration fees payable
−Removed: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
−Removed: ( 695,555,614 )
−Removed: ( 172,002,788 )
−Removed: ( 159,434,045 )
−Removed: CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
−Removed: Proceeds from shares sold, net of receivable for shares sold
−Removed: 1,215,129,075
−Removed: 2,153,083,997
−Removed: Cost of shares redeemed, net of payable for shares redeemed
−Removed: ( 1,350,811,003 )
−Removed: ( 1,337,664,596 )
+Added: Net cash provided by (used in)
+Added: financing activities
( 274,169,671 )
( 16,861,280 )
−Removed: Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
( 79,004,549 )
−Removed: NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
+Added: (DECREASE) IN CASH
( 1,189,437 )
2 unchanged sentences
$ 147,996,873
+Added: $ 139,054,309
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
1 unchanged sentence
Schedule of Investments
−Removed: September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.5% (a) Notional
+Added: March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
Amount Contracts Value
+Added: PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.1% (a)
Call Options - 0.1%
4 unchanged sentences
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 0.1 % (Cost $ 656,245 ) 442,800
−Removed: Money Market Deposit Account - 31.2 % (d) 51,490,873
+Added: US Bank Money Market Deposit Account – 44.2 % (d) 147,996,873
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 55.7 % (e) 186,490,400
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0 % $ 334,930,073
−Removed: Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
+Added: are stated as a percent of net assets.
(a) Non-income producing security.
3 unchanged sentences
The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily.
−Removed: The rate as of September 30, 2025 was 3.06%.
+Added: The rate as of March 31, 2026 was 3.15%.
(e) Includes cash of $158,007,917 that was pledged as collateral for futures and options contracts.
+Added: See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
Schedule of Futures Contracts
−Removed: September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: Description Contracts Sold Expiration Date Notional Value Value / Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
−Removed: CBOE VIX FUTURE Oct25 ( 5,431 ) 10/22/2025 $ 95,531,290 $ 3,955,387
−Removed: CBOE VIX FUTURE Nov25 ( 3,620 ) 11/19/2025 69,612,600 395,618
+Added: March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
+Added: Description Contracts
+Added: Sold Expiration
+Added: Date Notional
+Added: Value Value /
+Added: (Depreciation)
+Added: CBOE VIX FUTURE Apr26 ( 6,418 ) 04/15/2026 $ 160,706,720 $ ( 6,546,491 )
+Added: CBOE VIX FUTURE May26 ( 7,131 ) 05/19/2026 174,281,640 1,423,751
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) $ ( 5,122,740 )
−Removed: Summary of Fair Value Disclosure as of September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF (the “Fund”) has adopted
−Removed: fair value accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.
−Removed: These standards
−Removed: require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion
−Removed: of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period, and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security
+Added: Summary of Fair Value Disclosure as of March
+Added: 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
+Added: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF (the “Fund”) has adopted fair value accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value and set
+Added: out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.
+Added: These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques
+Added: used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period,
+Added: and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types.
These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
−Removed: The inputs or valuation methodology used for valuing securities
−Removed: are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
−Removed: Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active
−Removed: markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
−Removed: Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level
−Removed: 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
−Removed: These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical
−Removed: instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default
−Removed: rates and similar data.
−Removed: Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent
−Removed: relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant
−Removed: would use in valuing the asset or liability, and based on the best information available.
−Removed: The following is a summary of the fair valuation
−Removed: hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of September 30, 2025:
+Added: The inputs or valuation methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
+Added: Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
+Added: Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly
+Added: or indirectly.
+Added: These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments,
+Added: interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
+Added: Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the
+Added: Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and based on the
+Added: best information available.
+Added: The following is a summary of the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of March 31, 2026:
Purchased Options
3 unchanged sentences
Total Other Financial Instruments
−Removed: * The fair value of the Fund's investment represents the unrealized
−Removed: appreciation (depreciation) as of September 30, 2025.
+Added: Other Financial Instruments:
+Added: Futures Contracts *
+Added: $ ( 6,546,491 )
+Added: $ ( 6,546,491 )
+Added: Total Other Financial Instruments
+Added: $ ( 6,546,491 )
+Added: $ ( 6,546,491 )
+Added: fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of March 31, 2026.
Refer to the Schedule of Investments for further
disaggregation of investment categories.
+Added: See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
Schedule of Investments
−Removed: December 31, 2024
+Added: December 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
Notional Amount Contracts Value
−Removed: PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.5%
+Added: PURCHASED OPTIONS - 0.5% (a)
Call Options - 0.5%
1 unchanged sentence
Exercise Price:
−Removed: $ 28.00 (a)(b) $ 24,290,000 14,000 $ 1,484,000
+Added: $ 28.00 (b)(c) $ 13,455,000 9,000 $ 891,000
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $ 787,742 ) 891,000
−Removed: SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 37.5%
−Removed: Money Market Funds - 37.5%
−Removed: First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 4.41 % (c)(d)
−Removed: TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $ 112,622,682 )
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 0.5 % (Cost $ 787,742 ) 891,000
+Added: US Bank Money Market Deposit Account - 29.3 % (d) 62,207,349
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 70.2 % (e) 148,932,951
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0 % $ 212,031,300
−Removed: $ 300,123,823
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
−Removed: (a) Exchange-traded.
−Removed: shares per contract.
−Removed: rate shown represents the 7-day annualized effective yield as of December 31, 2024.
−Removed: value of this security exceeds 25% of the Fund’s net assets.
−Removed: Additional information for this security, including the financial
−Removed: statements, is available from the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.
−Removed: cash of $206,471,251 that is pledged as collateral for futures and options contracts.
−Removed: See accompanying notes to financial statements.
+Added: (a) Non-income producing security.
+Added: (b) Exchange-traded.
+Added: (c) 100 shares per contract.
+Added: Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances.
+Added: The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily.
+Added: The rate as of December 31, 2025 was 3.15%.
+Added: (e) Includes cash of $154,886,352 that was pledged as collateral for futures and options contracts.
+Added: See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
Schedule of Futures Contracts
−Removed: December 31, 2024
−Removed: Description Contracts Sold Expiration Date Notional Value Value / Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
−Removed: CBOE VIX FUTURE Feb25 ( 6,959 ) 02/19/2025 $ 124,496,510 $ ( 919,561 )
+Added: December 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
+Added: Description Contracts
+Added: Sold Expiration
+Added: Date Notional
+Added: Value Value /
+Added: (Depreciation)
CBOE VIX FUTURE Jan26 ( 6,632 ) 01/21/2026 $ 109,626,960 $ 15,094,491
+Added: CBOE VIX FUTURE Feb26 ( 5,526 ) 02/18/2026 102,396,780 2,169,843
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) $ 17,264,334
Summary of Fair Value Disclosure as of December 31, 2025
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF has adopted authoritative fair value
−Removed: accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.
−Removed: standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value,
−Removed: a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period, and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for
−Removed: major security types.
−Removed: These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
−Removed: The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities
−Removed: are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
−Removed: Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical
−Removed: assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
−Removed: Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level
−Removed: 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
−Removed: These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical
−Removed: instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default
−Removed: rates and similar data.
−Removed: Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent
−Removed: relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant
−Removed: would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
−Removed: The following is a summary of the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund’s
−Removed: securities as of December 31, 2024:
+Added: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF (the “Fund”) has adopted fair value accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value
+Added: and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.
+Added: These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation
+Added: techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the
+Added: period, and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types.
+Added: These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed
+Added: The inputs or valuation methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in
+Added: those securities.
+Added: Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
+Added: Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly
+Added: or indirectly.
+Added: These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments,
+Added: interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
+Added: Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the
+Added: Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and based on the
+Added: best information available.
+Added: The following is a summary of the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of December 31, 2025:
Purchased Options
−Removed: Money Market Funds
Total Investments
−Removed: $ 114,106,682
−Removed: $ 114,106,682
Other Financial Instruments:
Futures Contracts*
−Removed: ( 5,346,909 )
−Removed: ( 5,346,909 )
Total Other Financial Instruments
−Removed: $ ( 5,346,909 )
−Removed: $ ( 5,346,909 )
−Removed: fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of December 31, 2024.
+Added: * The fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of December 31, 2025.
Refer to the Schedule of Investments for further
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Schedule of Investments
−Removed: September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
+Added: as of March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 0.0 % (Cost $ 0 )
−Removed: Money Market Deposit Account - 22.7 % (a)
+Added: US Bank Money Market Deposit Account – 48.1 % (a)
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 51.9 % (b)
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$ 288,946,914
−Removed: Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
+Added: are stated as a percent of net assets.
Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances.
−Removed: will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily.
−Removed: The rate as of September
−Removed: 30, 2025 was 3.06%.
−Removed: (b) Includes cash of $413,840,389 that is pledged as collateral
−Removed: for futures contracts.
+Added: The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily.
+Added: The rate as of March 31, 2026 was 3.15%.
+Added: (b) Includes cash of $201,645,499 that was pledged as collateral for futures and options contracts.
+Added: See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
Schedule of Futures Contracts
−Removed: September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: Description Contracts Purchased Expiration Date Notional Value Value / Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
−Removed: CBOE VIX FUTURE Oct 25 35,137 10/22/2025 $ 618,059,830 $ ( 35,090,702 )
−Removed: CBOE VIX FUTURE Nov 25 23,424 11/19/2025 450,443,520 ( 4,946,034 )
+Added: March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
+Added: Description Contracts
+Added: Purchased Expiration
+Added: Date Notional
+Added: Value Value /
+Added: (Depreciation)
+Added: CBOE VIX FUTURE Apr26 11,073 04/15/2026 $ 277,267,920 $ 17,061,971
+Added: CBOE VIX FUTURE May26 12,303 05/19/2026 300,685,320 ( 1,200,832 )
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) $ 15,861,139
−Removed: Summary of Fair Value Disclosure as of September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF (the “Fund”) has adopted
−Removed: fair value accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.
−Removed: These standards
−Removed: require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion
−Removed: of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period, and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security
+Added: Summary of Fair Value Disclosure as of March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
+Added: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF (the “Fund”) has adopted fair value accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value and set out
+Added: a hierarchy for measuring fair value.
+Added: These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques
+Added: used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period,
+Added: and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types.
These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
−Removed: The inputs or valuation methodology used for valuing securities
−Removed: are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
−Removed: Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical
−Removed: assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
−Removed: Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level
−Removed: 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
−Removed: These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical
−Removed: instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default
−Removed: rates and similar data.
−Removed: Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent
−Removed: relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant
−Removed: would use in valuing the asset or liability, and based on the best information available.
−Removed: The following is a summary of the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund’s
−Removed: securities as of September 30, 2025:
+Added: The inputs or valuation methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
+Added: Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
+Added: Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly
+Added: or indirectly.
+Added: These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments,
+Added: interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
+Added: Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the
+Added: Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and based on the
+Added: best information available.
+Added: The following is a summary of the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of March 31, 2026:
Other Financial Instruments:
Futures Contracts *
+Added: Total Other Financial Instruments
+Added: Other Financial Instruments:
+Added: Futures Contracts *
$ ( 1,200,832 )
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$ ( 1,200,832 )
−Removed: * The fair value of the Fund's investment represents the unrealized
−Removed: appreciation (depreciation) as of September 30, 2025.
+Added: fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of March 31, 2026.
Refer to the Schedule of Investments for further
disaggregation of investment categories.
+Added: See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
Schedule of Investments
−Removed: as of December 31, 2024
−Removed: SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 28.1%
−Removed: Money Market Funds - 28.1%
−Removed: First American Government Obligations Fund - Class X, 4.41 % (a)(b)
−Removed: TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $ 52,819,184 )
+Added: as of December 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 0.0 % (Cost $ 0 )
−Removed: Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 71.9 % (c)
+Added: US Bank Money Market Deposit Account - 18.9 % (a)
+Added: Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 81.1 % (b)
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0 %
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Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
−Removed: (a) The rate shown represents the 7-day annualized effective yield as of December 31, 2024.
−Removed: (b) Fair value of this security exceeds 25% of the Fund’s net assets.
−Removed: Additional information for this security, including the financial statements, is available from the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.
−Removed: (c) Includes cash of $130,007,592 that is pledged as collateral for futures contracts.
−Removed: See accompanying notes to financial statements.
+Added: Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances.
+Added: The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on market conditions and is subject to change daily.
+Added: The rate as of December 31, 2025 was 3.15%.
+Added: (b) Includes cash of $263,069,326 that was pledged as collateral for futures and options contracts.
+Added: See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
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as of December 31, 2025
−Removed: Description Contracts Purchased Expiration Date Notional Value Value / Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
−Removed: CBOE VIX FUTURE Feb25 8,706 02/19/2025 $ 155,750,340 $ ( 984,305 )
+Added: Description Contracts
+Added: Purchased Expiration
+Added: Date Notional
+Added: Value Value /
+Added: (Depreciation)
CBOE VIX FUTURE Jan26 20,732 01/21/2026 $ 342,699,960 $ ( 52,868,466 )
+Added: CBOE VIX FUTURE Feb26 17,276 02/18/2026 320,124,280 ( 7,652,515 )
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) $ ( 60,520,981 )
Summary of Fair Value Disclosure as of December 31, 2025
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF has adopted authoritative fair value accounting
−Removed: standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.
−Removed: These standards
−Removed: require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion
−Removed: of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period, and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security
−Removed: These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
−Removed: The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not
−Removed: an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
−Removed: Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical
−Removed: assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
−Removed: Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level
−Removed: 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
−Removed: These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical
−Removed: instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default
−Removed: rates and similar data.
−Removed: Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent
−Removed: relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant
−Removed: would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
−Removed: The following is a summary of the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund’s
−Removed: securities as of December 31, 2024:
−Removed: Money Market Funds
−Removed: Total Investments
−Removed: Other Financial Instruments:
−Removed: Futures Contracts*
−Removed: Total Other Financial Instruments
+Added: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF (the “Fund”) has adopted fair value accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value
+Added: and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value.
+Added: These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation
+Added: techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value, a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the
+Added: period, and expanded disclosure of valuation levels for major security types.
+Added: These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed
+Added: The inputs or valuation methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in
+Added: those securities.
+Added: Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
+Added: Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly
+Added: or indirectly.
+Added: These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments,
+Added: interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
+Added: Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the
+Added: Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and based on the
+Added: best information available.
+Added: The following is a summary of the fair valuation hierarchy of the Fund’s securities as of December 31, 2025:
Other Financial Instruments:
Futures Contracts*
+Added: $ ( 60,520,981 )
+Added: $ ( 60,520,981 )
Total Other Financial Instruments
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$ ( 60,520,981 )
−Removed: fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of December 31, 2024.
+Added: * The fair value of the Fund’s investment represents the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of December 31, 2025.
Refer to the Schedule of Investments for further
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: September 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
+Added: March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION
−Removed: VS Trust (the “Trust”) is a Delaware
−Removed: statutory trust formed on October 24, 2019, and is currently organized into separate series (each, a “Fund” and collectively,
−Removed: the “Funds”).
−Removed: As of September 30, 2025, the following two series of the Trust have commenced investment operations:
−Removed: VIX Futures ETF (“SVIX”) and 2x Long VIX Futures ETF (“UVIX”).
−Removed: Each of the Funds listed above issues common units
−Removed: of beneficial interest (“Shares”), which represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of only
−Removed: The Shares of each Fund are listed on the Cboe BZX Exchange (“Cboe BZX”).
+Added: VS Trust (the “Trust”) is a
+Added: Delaware statutory trust formed on October 24, 2019, and is currently organized into separate series (each, a “Fund” and
+Added: collectively, the “Funds”).
+Added: As of March 31, 2026, the following two series of the Trust have commenced investment
+Added: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF (“SVIX”) and 2x Long VIX Futures ETF (“UVIX”).
+Added: Each of the Funds
+Added: listed above issues common units of beneficial interest (“Shares”), which represent units of fractional undivided
+Added: beneficial interest in and ownership of only that Fund.
+Added: The Shares of each Fund are listed on the Cboe BZX Exchange (“Cboe
The Funds’ inception of operation was March
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Each Fund’s investment exposure to VIX futures
−Removed: contracts will cause each to be deemed a commodity pool, thereby subjecting each Fund to regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act of
−Removed: 1934 (“CEA”) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) rules.
+Added: contracts will cause each to be deemed a commodity pool, thereby subjecting each Fund to regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act
+Added: of 1934 (“CEA”) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) rules.
The Sponsor is registered as a Commodity
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The Funds are commodity
−Removed: pools, as defined under the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”), and the applicable regulations of the CFTC and are operated
+Added: pools, as defined under the “CEA” and the applicable regulations of the CFTC and are operated
by the Sponsor, which is registered as a commodity pool operator with the CFTC.
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In the opinion of management, all material adjustments, consisting
−Removed: only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim period financial statements have been made.
+Added: only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim period financial statements have been
Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full-year period.
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beginning of the first fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of its initial public offering, (2) the beginning of the first fiscal
−Removed: year after annual gross revenue is $ 1.235 billion (subject to adjustment for inflation) or more, (3) the date on which the Fund has, during
−Removed: the previous three-year period, issued more than $ 1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities and (4) as of the end of any fiscal year
−Removed: in which the market value of common equity held by non-affiliates exceeded $ 700 million as of the end of the second quarter of that fiscal
+Added: year after annual gross revenue is $ 1.235 billion (subject to adjustment for inflation) or more, (3) the date on which the Fund has,
+Added: during the previous three-year period, issued more than $ 1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities and (4) as of the end of any
+Added: fiscal year in which the market value of common equity held by non-affiliates exceeded $ 700 million as of the end of the second quarter
+Added: of that fiscal year.
For as long as the Trust remains an “emerging
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Basis of Presentation
−Removed: Pursuant to rules and regulations of the SEC, these
−Removed: financial statements are presented for the Trust as a whole, as the SEC registrant, and for each Fund individually.
−Removed: The debts, liabilities,
−Removed: obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular Fund shall be enforceable only against
−Removed: the assets of such Fund and not against the assets of the Trust generally or any other Fund.
−Removed: Accordingly, the assets of each Fund of the
−Removed: Trust include only those funds and other assets that are paid to, held by or distributed to the Trust for the purchase of Shares in that
+Added: Pursuant to rules and regulations of the SEC,
+Added: these financial statements are presented for the Trust as a whole, as the SEC registrant, and for each Fund individually.
+Added: liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular Fund shall be enforceable
+Added: only against the assets of such Fund and not against the assets of the Trust generally or any other Fund.
+Added: Accordingly, the assets of
+Added: each Fund of the Trust include only those funds and other assets that are paid to, held by or distributed to the Trust for the purchase
+Added: of Shares in that Fund.
+Added: of Cash Flows
The cash amount shown in the Statements of Cash
−Removed: Flows is the amount reported as cash in the Statements of Financial Condition dated September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, and represents
+Added: Flows is the amount reported as cash in the Statements of Financial Condition dated March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, and represents
cash, but does not include short-term investments.
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-1x Short VIX Futures ETF and 2:00 p.m.
−Removed: September 30, 2025
+Added: March 31, 2026
2x Long VIX Futures ETF 2:00 p.m.
−Removed: September 30, 2025
−Removed: the Funds’ shares may continue to trade on secondary markets subsequent to the calculation of the final NAV, these times represent
−Removed: the final opportunity to transact in creation or redemption units for the three months ended September 30, 2025.
+Added: March 31, 2026
+Added: * Although the Funds’ shares may continue to trade on secondary markets subsequent to the calculation of the final NAV, these times represent the final opportunity to transact in creation or redemption units for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Market value per Share is determined at the close
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may differ from those used in the calculation of certain of the Funds’ final creation/redemption NAV for the three months ended
−Removed: September 30, 2025.
+Added: March 31, 2026.
Investment Valuation
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of that investment as of the time of pricing (for instance, in a forced or distressed sale).
−Removed: The prices used by such Fund may differ from
−Removed: the value that would be realized if the investments were sold and the differences could be material to the financial statements.
+Added: The prices used by such Fund may differ
+Added: from the value that would be realized if the investments were sold and the differences could be material to the financial statements.
Options are valued using the last traded price
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Brokerage Commissions and Futures Account Fees
−Removed: Each Fund pays its respective brokerage commissions,
−Removed: including applicable exchange fees, National Futures Association (“NFA”) fees, give-up fees, pit brokerage fees and other
−Removed: transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities for each Fund’s investment in U.S.
−Removed: Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) regulated investments.
−Removed: The effects of trading spreads, financing costs/fees associated
−Removed: with Financial Instruments, and costs relating to the purchase of U.S.
−Removed: Treasury securities or similar high credit quality short-term fixed-income
−Removed: would also be borne by the Funds.
−Removed: Brokerage commissions on futures contracts are recognized on a half-turn basis (e.g., the first half
−Removed: is recognized when the contract is purchased (opened) and the second half is recognized when the transaction is closed).
+Added: Each Fund pays its respective brokerage
+Added: commissions, including applicable exchange fees, National Futures Association (“NFA”) fees, give-up fees, pit brokerage
+Added: fees and other transaction related fees and expenses charged in connection with trading activities for each Fund’s investment
+Added: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) regulated investments.
+Added: The effects of trading spreads, financing
+Added: costs/fees associated with Financial Instruments, and costs relating to the purchase of U.S.
+Added: Treasury securities or similar high
+Added: credit quality short-term fixed-income would also be borne by the Funds.
+Added: Brokerage commissions on futures contracts are recognized
+Added: on a half-turn basis (e.g., the first half is recognized when the contract is purchased (opened) and the second half is recognized
+Added: when the transaction is closed).
+Added: The Sponsor is currently paying brokerage commissions on VIX futures contracts for the Funds that
+Added: exceed variable create/redeem fees collected by more than 0.04% and 0.09% for SVIX and UVIX, respectively, of each Fund's average
+Added: net assets annually.
Federal Income Tax
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income tax liability;
−Removed: rather, each beneficial owner of a Fund’s Shares is required to take into account its allocable share of its
−Removed: Fund’s income, gain, loss, deductions and other items for its Fund’s taxable year ending with or within the beneficial owner’s
−Removed: taxable year.
−Removed: Management of the Funds has reviewed all open tax
−Removed: years and major jurisdictions (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable) and concluded that
−Removed: there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be
−Removed: taken in future tax returns.
−Removed: The Funds are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts
−Removed: of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
−Removed: On an ongoing basis, management monitors its tax positions
−Removed: taken under the interpretation to determine if adjustments to conclusions are necessary based on factors including, but not limited to,
−Removed: on-going analysis of tax law, regulation, and interpretations thereof.
+Added: rather, each beneficial owner of a Fund’s Shares is required to take into account its allocable share of
+Added: its Fund’s income, gain, loss, deductions and other items for its Fund’s taxable year ending with or within the beneficial
+Added: owner’s taxable year.
+Added: Management of the Funds has reviewed all open
+Added: tax years and major jurisdictions (i.e., the last four tax year ends and the interim tax period since then, as applicable) and concluded
+Added: that there is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected
+Added: to be taken in future tax returns.
+Added: The Funds are also not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total
+Added: amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
+Added: On an ongoing basis, management monitors its
+Added: tax positions taken under the interpretation to determine if adjustments to conclusions are necessary based on factors including, but
+Added: not limited to, on-going analysis of tax law, regulation, and interpretations thereof.
NOTE 3 - INVESTMENTS
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objective, the Sponsor uses a mathematical approach to investing.
−Removed: Using this approach, the Sponsor determines the type, quantity and mix
−Removed: of investment positions, including derivative positions, which the Sponsor believes in combination, should produce returns consistent
+Added: Using this approach, the Sponsor determines the type, quantity and
+Added: mix of investment positions, including derivative positions, which the Sponsor believes in combination, should produce returns consistent
with a Fund’s objective.
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Futures Contracts
−Removed: The Funds may enter into futures contracts to gain
−Removed: exposure to changes in the value of, or as a substitute for investing directly in (or shorting), an underlying benchmark.
−Removed: A futures contract
−Removed: obligates the seller to deliver (and the purchaser to accept) the future delivery of a specified quantity and type of asset at a specified
−Removed: time and place.
−Removed: The contractual obligations of a buyer or seller may generally be satisfied by taking or making physical delivery of the
−Removed: underlying commodity, if applicable, or by making an offsetting sale or purchase of an identical futures contract on the same or linked
−Removed: exchange before the designated date of delivery, or by cash settlement at expiration of contract.
+Added: The Funds may enter into futures contracts to
+Added: gain exposure to changes in the value of, or as a substitute for investing directly in (or shorting), an underlying benchmark.
+Added: contract obligates the seller to deliver (and the purchaser to accept) the future delivery of a specified quantity and type of asset
+Added: at a specified time and place.
+Added: The contractual obligations of a buyer or seller may generally be satisfied by taking or making physical
+Added: delivery of the underlying commodity, if applicable, or by making an offsetting sale or purchase of an identical futures contract on
+Added: the same or linked exchange before the designated date of delivery, or by cash settlement at expiration of contract.
Upon entering into a futures contract, each Fund
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Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees,
−Removed: elements of market risk (specifically exchange rate sensitivity, commodity price risk or equity market volatility risk) and exposure to
−Removed: loss in excess of the amount of variation margin.
−Removed: The face or contract amounts reflect the extent of the total exposure each Fund has
−Removed: in the particular classes of instruments.
−Removed: Additional risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation between
−Removed: movements in the price of the futures contracts and the market value of the underlying Index or commodity and the possibility of an illiquid
−Removed: market for a futures contract.
−Removed: With futures contracts, there is minimal but some counterparty risk to the Funds since futures contracts
−Removed: are exchange-traded and the credit risk resides with the Funds’ clearing broker or clearinghouse itself.
−Removed: Many futures exchanges
−Removed: and boards of trade limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day.
−Removed: Once the daily limit
−Removed: has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made that day at a price beyond that limit or trading may be suspended for
−Removed: specified times during the trading day.
−Removed: Futures contracts prices could move to the limit for several consecutive trading days with little
−Removed: or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions and potentially subjecting a Fund to substantial losses.
−Removed: trading is not possible, or if a Fund determines not to close a futures position in anticipation of adverse price movements, the Fund
−Removed: will be required to make daily cash payments of variation margin.
−Removed: The risk the Fund will be unable to close out a futures position will
−Removed: be minimized by entering into such transactions on a national exchange with an active and liquid secondary market.
+Added: elements of market risk (specifically exchange rate sensitivity, commodity price risk or equity market volatility risk) and exposure
+Added: to loss in excess of the amount of variation margin.
+Added: The face or contract amounts reflect the extent of the total exposure each Fund
+Added: has in the particular classes of instruments.
+Added: Additional risks associated with the use of futures contracts are imperfect correlation
+Added: between movements in the price of the futures contracts and the market value of the underlying Index or commodity and the possibility
+Added: of an illiquid market for a futures contract.
+Added: With futures contracts, there is minimal but some counterparty risk to the Funds since
+Added: futures contracts are exchange-traded and the credit risk resides with the Funds’ clearing broker or clearinghouse itself.
+Added: futures exchanges and boards of trade limit the amount of fluctuation permitted in futures contract prices during a single trading day.
+Added: Once the daily limit has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be made that day at a price beyond that limit or trading
+Added: may be suspended for specified times during the trading day.
+Added: Futures contracts prices could move to the limit for several consecutive
+Added: trading days with little or no trading, thereby preventing prompt liquidation of futures positions and potentially subjecting a Fund
+Added: to substantial losses.
+Added: If trading is not possible, or if a Fund determines not to close a futures position in anticipation of adverse
+Added: price movements, the Fund will be required to make daily cash payments of variation margin.
+Added: The risk the Fund will be unable to close
+Added: out a futures position will be minimized by entering into such transactions on a national exchange with an active and liquid secondary
Option Contracts
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In the case of the purchase of an option, the risk of loss of an investor’s entire investment (i.e., the
−Removed: premium paid plus transaction charges) reflects the nature of an option as a wasting asset that may become worthless when the option expires.
−Removed: Where an option is written or granted (i.e., sold) uncovered, the seller may be liable to pay substantial additional margin, and the risk
−Removed: of loss is unlimited, as the seller will be obligated to deliver, or take delivery of, an asset at a predetermined price which may, upon
−Removed: exercise of the option, be significantly different from the market value.
+Added: premium paid plus transaction charges) reflects the nature of an option as a wasting asset that may become worthless when the option
+Added: Where an option is written or granted (i.e., sold) uncovered, the seller may be liable to pay substantial additional margin,
+Added: and the risk of loss is unlimited, as the seller will be obligated to deliver, or take delivery of, an asset at a predetermined price
+Added: which may, upon exercise of the option, be significantly different from the market value.
When a Fund writes a call or put, an amount equal
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put and call options is limited to the premium paid.
−Removed: Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the
−Removed: amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying investment transaction to determine the realized gain (loss) when the underlying
−Removed: transaction is executed.
+Added: Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to
+Added: the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying investment transaction to determine the realized gain (loss) when the
+Added: underlying transaction is executed.
Certain options transactions may subject the writer
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investors in over-the-counter (“OTC”) markets for a specified period, ranging from a day to more than one year.
−Removed: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) provides for significant reforms of the OTC
−Removed: derivative markets, including a requirement to execute certain swap transactions on a CFTC-regulated market and/or to clear such transactions
−Removed: through a CFTC-regulated central clearing organization.
−Removed: In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns earned
−Removed: or realized on a particular predetermined investment, instrument or Index in exchange for a fixed or floating rate of return in respect
−Removed: of a predetermined notional amount.
−Removed: Transaction or commission costs are reflected in the benchmark level at which the transaction is entered
−Removed: The gross returns to be exchanged are calculated with respect to a notional amount and the benchmark returns to which the swap is
+Added: the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) provides for significant reforms of
+Added: the OTC derivative markets, including a requirement to execute certain swap transactions on a CFTC-regulated market and/or to clear such
+Added: transactions through a CFTC-regulated central clearing organization.
+Added: In a standard swap transaction, two parties agree to exchange the
+Added: returns earned or realized on a particular predetermined investment, instrument or Index in exchange for a fixed or floating rate of
+Added: return in respect of a predetermined notional amount.
+Added: Transaction or commission costs are reflected in the benchmark level at which the
+Added: transaction is entered into.
+Added: The gross returns to be exchanged are calculated with respect to a notional amount and the benchmark returns
+Added: to which the swap is linked.
Swap agreements do not involve the delivery of underlying instruments.
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the Funds may pay.
−Removed: The net amount of the excess, if any, of each Fund’s
−Removed: obligations over its entitlements with respect to each OTC swap agreement is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash and/or securities
−Removed: having an aggregate value at least equal to such accrued excess is maintained for the benefit of the counterparty in a segregated account
−Removed: by the Funds’ Custodian.
−Removed: The net amount of the excess, if any, of each Fund’s entitlements over its obligations with respect
−Removed: to each OTC swap agreement is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash and/or securities having an aggregate value at least equal
−Removed: to such accrued excess is maintained for the benefit of the Fund in a segregated account by a third party custodian.
−Removed: Until a swap agreement
−Removed: is settled in cash, the gain or loss on the notional amount less any transaction costs or trading spreads payable by each Fund on the
−Removed: notional amount are recorded as “unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap agreements” and, when cash is exchanged,
−Removed: the gain or loss realized is recorded as “realized gains or losses on swap agreements.” Swap agreements are generally valued
−Removed: at the last settled price of the benchmark referenced asset.
+Added: The net amount of the excess, if any, of each
+Added: Fund’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each OTC swap agreement is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash
+Added: and/or securities having an aggregate value at least equal to such accrued excess is maintained for the benefit of the counterparty in
+Added: a segregated account by the Funds’ Custodian.
+Added: The net amount of the excess, if any, of each Fund’s entitlements over its
+Added: obligations with respect to each OTC swap agreement is accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash and/or securities having an aggregate
+Added: value at least equal to such accrued excess is maintained for the benefit of the Fund in a segregated account by a third party custodian.
+Added: Until a swap agreement is settled in cash, the gain or loss on the notional amount less any transaction costs or trading spreads payable
+Added: by each Fund on the notional amount are recorded as “unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap agreements” and, when
+Added: cash is exchanged, the gain or loss realized is recorded as “realized gains or losses on swap agreements.” Swap agreements
+Added: are generally valued at the last settled price of the benchmark referenced asset.
Swap agreements contain various conditions, events
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The triggering of certain events or the default on certain terms of the
−Removed: agreement could allow a party to terminate a transaction under the agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal to the net
−Removed: positions owed to the party under the agreement.
+Added: agreement could allow a party to terminate a transaction under the agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal to the
+Added: net positions owed to the party under the agreement.
This could cause a Fund to have to enter into a new transaction with the same counterparty,
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Additional risks associated with the
−Removed: use of swap agreements are imperfect correlations between movements in the notional amount and the price of the underlying reference Index
−Removed: and the inability of counterparties to perform.
−Removed: Each Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement
−Removed: in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty.
−Removed: A Fund will typically enter into swap agreements only with
−Removed: major global financial institutions.
−Removed: The creditworthiness of each of the firms that is a party to a swap agreement is monitored by the
−Removed: The Sponsor may use various techniques to minimize credit risk including early termination and payment, using different counterparties,
−Removed: limiting the net amount due from any individual counterparty and generally requiring collateral to be posted by the counterparty in an
−Removed: amount approximately equal to that owed to the Funds.
−Removed: Outstanding swap agreements contractually terminate within one month but may be
−Removed: terminated without penalty by either party at any time.
+Added: use of swap agreements are imperfect correlations between movements in the notional amount and the price of the underlying reference
+Added: Index and the inability of counterparties to perform.
+Added: Each Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a
+Added: swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty.
+Added: A Fund will typically enter into swap agreements
+Added: only with major global financial institutions.
+Added: The creditworthiness of each of the firms that is a party to a swap agreement is monitored
+Added: by the Sponsor.
+Added: The Sponsor may use various techniques to minimize credit risk including early termination and payment, using different
+Added: counterparties, limiting the net amount due from any individual counterparty and generally requiring collateral to be posted by the counterparty
+Added: in an amount approximately equal to that owed to the Funds.
+Added: Outstanding swap agreements contractually terminate within one month but
+Added: may be terminated without penalty by either party at any time.
Upon termination, the Fund is obligated to pay or receive the “unrealized
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tri-party account at the Custodian to protect the counterparty against non-payment by the Funds.
−Removed: The collateral held in this account is
−Removed: restricted as to its use.
−Removed: In the event of a default by the counterparty, the Funds will seek withdrawal of this collateral from the segregated
−Removed: account and may incur certain costs in exercising its right with respect to the collateral.
−Removed: If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise
−Removed: fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the Funds may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery
−Removed: in a bankruptcy or other reorganizational proceeding.
−Removed: The Funds may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances.
+Added: The collateral held in this account
+Added: is restricted as to its use.
+Added: In the event of a default by the counterparty, the Funds will seek withdrawal of this collateral from the
+Added: segregated account and may incur certain costs in exercising its right with respect to the collateral.
+Added: If a counterparty becomes bankrupt
+Added: or otherwise fails to perform its obligations due to financial difficulties, the Funds may experience significant delays in obtaining
+Added: any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganizational proceeding.
+Added: The Funds may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery
+Added: in such circumstances.
The Funds remain subject to credit risk with respect
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a bankruptcy of a counterparty, such Fund will have direct access to the collateral received from the counterparty, generally as of the
−Removed: day prior to the bankruptcy, because there is a one day time lag between the Fund’s request for collateral and the delivery of such
−Removed: To the extent any such collateral is insufficient, the Funds will be exposed to counterparty risk as described above, including
−Removed: the possible delays in recovering amounts as a result of bankruptcy proceedings.
−Removed: The counterparty/credit risk for cleared derivative transactions is
−Removed: generally lower than for OTC derivatives since generally a clearing organization becomes substituted for each counterparty to a cleared
−Removed: derivative contract and, in effect, guarantees the parties’ performance under the contract as each party to a trade looks only to
−Removed: the clearing organization for performance of financial obligations.
−Removed: In addition, cleared derivative transactions benefit from daily marking-
−Removed: to-market and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries.
+Added: day prior to the bankruptcy, because there is a one day time lag between the Fund’s request for collateral and the delivery of
+Added: such collateral.
+Added: To the extent any such collateral is insufficient, the Funds will be exposed to counterparty risk as described above,
+Added: including the possible delays in recovering amounts as a result of bankruptcy proceedings.
+Added: The counterparty/credit risk for cleared derivative
+Added: transactions is generally lower than for OTC derivatives since generally a clearing organization becomes substituted for each counterparty
+Added: to a cleared derivative contract and, in effect, guarantees the parties’ performance under the contract as each party to a trade
+Added: looks only to the clearing organization for performance of financial obligations.
+Added: In addition, cleared derivative transactions benefit
+Added: from daily marking- to-market and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries.
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
−Removed: Fair values of derivative instruments as of September
+Added: Fair values of derivative instruments as of March
31, 2026 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2025:
−Removed: Statements of Assets and Liabilities Fair Value Statements of Assets and Liabilities Fair Value
−Removed: Location As of September 30, 2025 (Unaudited) Location As of December 31, 2024
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities
+Added: Statements of F air
+Added: Value Statements of Fair Value
+Added: Assets and Liabilities As of March 31, 2026 (Unaudited) Assets and Liabilities As of December 31, 2025
+Added: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF Location Assets Liabilities Location Assets Liabilities
Purchased Option Contracts:
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Short Futures Contracts:
−Removed: Index Unrealized Appreciation* 4,351,005
+Added: Index Unrealized Depreciation* -
( 5,122,740 ) Unrealized Appreciation* 17,264,334 -
−Removed: ( 5,346,909 )
Total fair values of derivative instruments $ 442,800 $ ( 5,122,740 ) $ 18,155,334 -
−Removed: $ 1,484,000 $ ( 5,346,909 )
2x Long VIX Futures ETF Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities
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Index Unrealized Appreciation* $ 15,861,139 $ -
−Removed: $ ( 40,036,736 ) Unrealized Appreciation* $ 9,252,011 $ ( 984,305 )
+Added: Unrealized Depreciation* $ -
+Added: $ ( 60,520,981 )
Total fair values of derivative instruments $ 15,861,139 $ -
$ ( 60,520,981 )
−Removed: * Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts
−Removed: as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
−Removed: Only current day's variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial Condition
−Removed: in receivable/payable on open futures.
−Removed: Statements of Operations
−Removed: The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited) and September
−Removed: 30, 2024 (Unaudited):
+Added: * Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments.
+Added: Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Financial Condition in receivable/payable on open futures.
+Added: Statement of Operations
+Added: The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement
+Added: of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (Unaudited) and March 31, 2025 (Unaudited):
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
−Removed: For the three months ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: For the three months ended September 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: Index Contracts
−Removed: $ ( 2,530,152 )
−Removed: $ ( 28,508,230 )
−Removed: $ ( 28,241,497 )
−Removed: $ ( 2,530,152 )
−Removed: $ ( 28,508,230 )
−Removed: $ ( 28,241,497 )
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: Index Contracts
−Removed: $ ( 499,794,282 )
−Removed: $ ( 499,794,282 )
−Removed: $ ( 7,095,465 )
−Removed: $ ( 7,095,465 )
−Removed: $ ( 499,794,282 )
−Removed: $ ( 499,794,282 )
−Removed: $ ( 7,095,465 )
−Removed: $ ( 7,095,465 )
−Removed: Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
−Removed: Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
−Removed: For the three months ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: For the three months ended September 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
+Added: For the three months ended March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
+Added: For the three months ended March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
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$ ( 57,533,903 )
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: Index Contracts
−Removed: * The amounts disclose are incnluded in the realized gain (loss)
−Removed: on investments.
−Removed: ** The amounts disclosed are included in the change in unrealized
−Removed: appreciation (depreciation) on investments.
−Removed: The following table indicates the average volume when in use for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited):
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: Average notional value of long futures contracts
$ ( 57,653,386 )
−Removed: Average notional value of short futures contracts
$ ( 1,518,833 )
−Removed: The following table indicates the average volume when in use for the
−Removed: quarter ended September 30, 2024 (Unaudited):
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: Average notional value of long futures contracts
$ ( 26,461,856 )
−Removed: Average notional value of short futures contracts
$ ( 27,980,689 )
−Removed: The following table indicates the average volume when in
−Removed: use for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited):
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: Average notional value of purchased options contracts
−Removed: The following table indicates the average volume when in
−Removed: use for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 (Unaudited):
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: Average notional value of purchased options contracts
−Removed: The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations
−Removed: for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2024 (Unaudited):
−Removed: Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
−Removed: Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
−Removed: For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
Index Contracts
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$ 141,513,502
−Removed: $ ( 6,014,298 )
−Removed: $ ( 20,074,846 )
−Removed: $ ( 26,089,144 )
−Removed: $ ( 6,489,708 )
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: Index Contracts
−Removed: $ ( 426,821,741 )
−Removed: $ ( 426,821,741 )
−Removed: $ ( 67,353,025 )
−Removed: $ ( 67,353,025 )
−Removed: $ ( 426,821,741 )
−Removed: $ ( 426,821,741 )
−Removed: $ ( 67,353,025 )
−Removed: $ ( 67,353,025 )
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivatives
−Removed: For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
+Added: For the three months ended March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
+Added: For the three months ended March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
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$ ( 316,703 )
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: Index Contracts
$ ( 22,387,074 )
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$ ( 4,572,697 )
+Added: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
+Added: Index Contracts
* The amounts disclosed are included in the realized gain (loss)
on investments.
−Removed: ** The amounts disclosed are included in the change in unrealized
−Removed: appreciation (depreciation) on investments.
+Added: ** The amounts disclosed are included in the unrealized appreciation
+Added: (depreciation) on investments.
The following table indicates the average volume when in use for the
−Removed: nine months ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited):
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
+Added: quarter ended March 31, 2026 (Unaudited):
+Added: -1x Short VIX
Average notional value of long futures contracts
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( 273,506,050 )
−Removed: The following table indicates the average volume when in use for the
−Removed: nine months ended September 30, 2024 (Unaudited):
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
+Added: The following table indicates the average volume when in use for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 (Unaudited):
+Added: -1x Short VIX
+Added: Average notional value of purchased options contracts
+Added: The following table indicates the average volume when in
+Added: use for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (Unaudited):
+Added: -1x Short VIX
Average notional value of long futures contracts
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( 294,031,130 )
−Removed: The following table indicates the average volume when in use for the
−Removed: nine months ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited):
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: Average notional value of purchased options contracts
−Removed: The following table indicates the average volume when in use for the
−Removed: nine months ended September 30, 2024 (Unaudited):
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
+Added: The following table indicates the average volume
+Added: when in use for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (Unaudited):
+Added: -1x Short VIX
Average notional value of purchased options contracts
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The following table presents each Fund’s derivatives by investment type and by counterparty net of amounts available for offset
−Removed: under a master netting agreement and the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of September 30, 2025 and December 31,
−Removed: Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets presented in the Statements of Financial Condition
−Removed: Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition
−Removed: Net Amounts of Assets presented in the Statements of Financial Condition
−Removed: Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities presented in the Statements of Financial Condition
−Removed: Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition
−Removed: Net Amounts of Liabilities presented in the Statements of Financial Condition
+Added: under a master netting agreement and the related collateral received or pledged by the Funds as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
+Added: Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
+Added: as of March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
+Added: Gross Amounts of
+Added: Recognized Assets
+Added: Statements of
+Added: Financial Condition
+Added: Statements of
+Added: Assets presented
+Added: in the Statements of
+Added: Gross Amounts of
+Added: Statements of
+Added: Statements of
+Added: Financial Condition
+Added: Statements of
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
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Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2025
−Removed: Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets presented in the Statements of Financial Condition
−Removed: Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition
−Removed: Net Amounts of Assets presented in the Statements of Financial Condition
−Removed: Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities presented in the Statements of Financial Condition
−Removed: Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition
−Removed: Net Amounts of Liabilities presented in the Statements of Financial Condition
+Added: Gross Amounts of
+Added: Recognized Assets
+Added: Statements of
+Added: Financial Condition
+Added: Statements of
+Added: Assets presented
+Added: in the Statements
+Added: Gross Amounts of
+Added: Statements of
+Added: Statements of
+Added: Financial Condition
+Added: Statements of
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
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Asset (Liability) amounts shown in the table below
−Removed: represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
+Added: represent amounts owed to (by) the Funds for the derivative-related investments at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
These amounts
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for Derivative Instruments”.
−Removed: Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition as of September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: Amounts of Recognized Assets / (Liabilities) presented in the Statements of Financial Condition
−Removed: Financial Instruments
−Removed: for the Benefit
−Removed: of (the Funds) / the Counterparties
−Removed: Cash Collateral for
+Added: Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
+Added: Statements of Financial Condition as of March 31, 2026 (Unaudited)
+Added: Recognized Assets /
+Added: (Liabilities)
+Added: Statements of
+Added: Financial Condition
+Added: Instruments for
the Benefit of
−Removed: (the Funds) /the Counterparties
+Added: (the Funds) /
+Added: Counterparties
+Added: Collateral for
+Added: the Benefit of
+Added: (the Funds) /
+Added: Counterparties
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
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( 64,933,436 )
−Removed: Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2024
−Removed: Amounts of Recognized Assets / (Liabilities) presented in the Statements of Financial Condition
−Removed: Financial Instruments for the Benefit of (the Funds) / the Counterparties
−Removed: Cash Collateral for the Benefit of (the Funds) / the Counterparties
+Added: Gross Amounts
+Added: Not Offset in the Statements of Financial Condition as of December 31, 2025
+Added: Recognized Assets /
+Added: (Liabilities)
+Added: Statements of
+Added: Financial Condition
+Added: Instruments for
+Added: (the Funds) /
+Added: Counterparties
+Added: Collateral for
+Added: of (the Funds) /
+Added: Counterparties
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
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Management Fee
−Removed: SVIX pays the Sponsor a management fee (the “Management
+Added: SVIX pays the Sponsor a management fee,
+Added: monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.35 % per annum of its average daily net assets.
+Added: UVIX pays the Sponsor a management
fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.65 % per annum of its average daily net assets.
−Removed: UVIX pays the Sponsor a
−Removed: Management Fee, monthly in arrears, in an amount equal to 1.65 % per annum of its average daily net assets.
−Removed: “Average daily
−Removed: net assets” is calculated by dividing the month-end net assets of each Fund by the number of calendar days in such month.
+Added: “Average daily net
+Added: assets” is calculated by dividing the month-end net assets of each Fund by the number of calendar days in such month.
No other management fee is paid by the Funds.
−Removed: Management Fee is paid in consideration of the Sponsor’s trading advisory services and the other services provided to the Fund that
−Removed: the Sponsor pays directly.
−Removed: Prior to September 16, 2024, Penserra Capital Management
−Removed: LLC (“Penserra”) served as the Funds’ commodity sub-adviser.
−Removed: During the period in which Penserra served as the commodity
−Removed: sub-adviser, the Sponsor oversaw and paid Penserra an annual sub-advisory fee of 0.20 % for its services as commodity sub-adviser, based
−Removed: on each Fund’s average daily net assets (total assets of the Fund, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities) The Funds did not directly
−Removed: pay Penserra.
+Added: management fee is paid in consideration of the Sponsor’s trading advisory services and the other services provided to the Fund
+Added: that the Sponsor pays directly.
Non-Recurring Fees and Expenses
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Non-recurring and unusual fees and expenses are fees and expenses that are unexpected
−Removed: or unusual in nature, such as legal claims and liabilities, litigation costs or indemnification or other material expenses which are not
−Removed: currently anticipated obligations of the Funds.
+Added: or unusual in nature, such as legal claims and liabilities, litigation costs or indemnification or other material expenses which are
+Added: not currently anticipated obligations of the Funds.
The Administrator, Transfer Agent and Custodian
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Unit creation and redemption order acceptances;
−Removed: (iii) maintain telephonic, facsimile and/or access to direct computer communications links
−Removed: with the Transfer Agent;
−Removed: and (iv) review and approve, prior to use, all Trust marketing materials for compliance with applicable SEC and
−Removed: FINRA advertising rules.
+Added: (iii) maintain telephonic, facsimile and/or access to direct computer communications
+Added: links with the Transfer Agent;
+Added: and (iv) review and approve, prior to use, all Trust marketing materials for compliance with applicable
+Added: SEC and FINRA advertising rules.
The Marketing Agent retains all marketing materials
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NOTE 5 - OFFERING COSTS
−Removed: Offering costs will be amortized by the Funds over
−Removed: a twelve month period on a straight-line basis beginning once the fund commences operations.
−Removed: The Sponsor will not charge its Management
−Removed: Fee in the first year of operations of a Fund in an amount equal to the offering costs.
−Removed: Normal and expected expenses incurred in connection
−Removed: with the continuous offering of Shares of a Fund after the commencement of its trading operations will be paid by the Sponsor.
+Added: Offering costs will be amortized by the Funds
+Added: over a twelve month period on a straight-line basis beginning once the fund commences operations.
+Added: The Sponsor will not charge its
+Added: management fee in the first year of operations of a Fund in an amount equal to the offering costs.
+Added: Normal and expected expenses
+Added: incurred in connection with the continuous offering of Shares of a Fund after the commencement of its trading operations will be
+Added: paid by the Sponsor.
NOTE 6 - CREATION AND REDEMPTION OF CREATION UNITS
−Removed: Each Fund issues and redeems shares from time to
−Removed: time, but only in one or more Creation Units.
+Added: Each Fund issues and redeems shares from time
+Added: to time, but only in one or more Creation Units.
A Creation Unit is a block of at least 10,000 Shares of a Fund.
−Removed: Creation Units may be created
−Removed: or redeemed only by Authorized Participants.
−Removed: Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the Shares
−Removed: are not redeemable securities.
−Removed: Retail investors, therefore, generally will not be able to purchase or redeem Shares directly from or with
+Added: Creation Units may be
+Added: created or redeemed only by Authorized Participants.
+Added: Except when aggregated in Creation Units, the
+Added: Shares are not redeemable securities.
+Added: Retail investors, therefore, generally will not be able to purchase or redeem Shares directly from
+Added: or with a Fund.
Rather, most retail investors will purchase or sell Shares in the secondary market with the assistance of a broker.
−Removed: of the information contained in these Notes to Financial Statements—such as references to the Transaction Fees imposed on purchases
−Removed: and redemptions is not relevant to retail investors.
+Added: some of the information contained in these Notes to Financial Statements—such as references to the Transaction Fees imposed on
+Added: purchases and redemptions is not relevant to retail investors.
Transaction Fees on Creation and Redemption Transactions
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Custodian and the Transfer Agent of each Fund and its Shares, for services in processing the creation and redemption of Creation Units
−Removed: and to offset the costs of increasing or decreasing derivative positions, unless the transaction fee is waived or otherwise adjusted by
+Added: and to offset the costs of increasing or decreasing derivative positions, unless the transaction fee is waived or otherwise adjusted
+Added: by the Sponsor.
The Sponsor provides such Authorized Participant
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in the Creation Units they purchase from the Funds to other investors in the secondary market.
−Removed: Transaction Fees for the three months ended September
−Removed: 30, 2025 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2024 (Unaudited) were as follows:
−Removed: Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: Transaction Fees for the nine months ended September
−Removed: 30, 2025 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2024 (Unaudited) were as follows:
−Removed: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
+Added: Transaction Fees for the three months ended March
+Added: 31, 2026 (Unaudited) and March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) were as follows:
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
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Selected data is for a Share outstanding throughout
−Removed: the three months ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2024 (Unaudited):
−Removed: Financial Highlights
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: -1x Short VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: 2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: Quarter Ended
−Removed: Quarter Ended
−Removed: Quarter Ended
−Removed: Quarter Ended
−Removed: September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: September 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
−Removed: September 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (7)
−Removed: Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
−Removed: Net investment income (loss) (1)
−Removed: Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts (2)
−Removed: Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Asset Value Resulting from Operations
−Removed: Net Asset Value, End of Period
−Removed: Market Value Per Share, at September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024 (3)
−Removed: Total Return at Net Asset Value (4)
−Removed: Total Return at Market Value (4)
−Removed: Ratios to Average Net Assets:
−Removed: Expense ratio (6)
−Removed: Net Investment income (loss)
−Removed: (1) Net investment income (loss) per share represents net investment
−Removed: income (loss) divided by the daily average shares of beneficial interest outstanding during the period.
−Removed: (2) Due to timing of capital share transactions, per share amounts
−Removed: may not compare with amounts appearing elsewhere within these Financial Statements.
−Removed: (3) Market values are determined at the close of the applicable primary
−Removed: listing exchange, which may be later than when the Funds' net asset value is calculated.
−Removed: (4) Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September
−Removed: 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024.
−Removed: (5) Percentages are annualized.
−Removed: (6) The expense ratio would be 2.29 % and 1.95 % respectively, for
−Removed: the three months ended September 30, 2025, and 1.53 % and 2.14 % for the three months ended September 30, 2024 if brokerage commissions
−Removed: and futures and futures account fees were excluded.
−Removed: (7) Adjusted to reflect a 1:10 reverse stock split on January 15,
−Removed: 2025, as if it occured at the commencement of operations.
−Removed: (8) Amount represents less than $ 0.005
−Removed: See accompanying notes to financial statements.
−Removed: Selected data is for a Share outstanding throughout
−Removed: the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
−Removed: Financial Highlights
+Added: the three months ended March 31, 2026 (Unaudited) and March 31, 2025 (Unaudited):
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
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2x Long VIX Futures ETF
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
−Removed: September 30, 2025 (Unaudited) (7)
−Removed: September 30, 2024 (Unaudited)
−Removed: September 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (7)
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
Net investment income (loss)
−Removed: Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts (2)
+Added: Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures
+Added: Contracts (2)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Asset Value Resulting from Operations
Net Asset Value, End of Period
−Removed: Market Value Per Share, at September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024 (3)
−Removed: Total Return at Net Asset Value (4)
−Removed: Total Return at Market Value (4)
−Removed: Ratios to Average Net Assets:
−Removed: Expense ratio (6)
+Added: Market Value Per Share, at March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025
+Added: Return at Net Asset Value (4)
+Added: Return at Market Value (4)
+Added: to Average Net Assets:
Net Investment Income (Loss)
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may not compare with amounts appearing elsewhere within these Financial Statements.
−Removed: (3) Market values are determined at the close of the applicable primary
−Removed: listing exchange, which may be later than when the Funds' net asset value is calculated.
−Removed: (4) Percentages are not annualized for the period ended September
−Removed: 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024.
+Added: (3) Market values are determined at the close of the applicable
+Added: primary listing exchange, which may be later than when the Funds’ net asset value is calculated.
+Added: (4) Percentages are not annualized for the period ended March 31,
+Added: 2026 and March 31, 2025 .
(5) Percentages are annualized.
−Removed: (6) The expense ratio would be 1.74 % and 1.95 % respectively, for
−Removed: the three months ended September 30, 2025, and 1.61 % and 2.29 % for the three months ended September 30, 2024 if brokerage commissions
−Removed: and futures and futures account fees were excluded.
−Removed: (7) Adjusted to reflect a 1:10 reverse stock split on January 15,
−Removed: 2025, as if it occured at the commencement of operations.
+Added: (6) Amount represents less than $ 0.005 per share.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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Correlation and Compounding Risk
−Removed: The Funds do not seek to achieve their stated investment
−Removed: objective over a period of time greater than a single day (as measured from NAV calculation time to NAV calculation time).
−Removed: of a Fund for a period longer than a single day is the result of its return for each day compounded over the period and usually will differ
−Removed: in amount and possibly even direction from the inverse (-1x) or two times (2x) the return of the Fund’s benchmark for the period.
−Removed: A Fund will lose money if its benchmark performance is flat over time, and it is possible for a Fund to lose money over time even if the
−Removed: performance of its benchmark increases in the case of UVIX (or decreases in the case of SVIX), as a result of daily rebalancing, the benchmark’s
−Removed: volatility, compounding, and other factors.
−Removed: Compounding is the cumulative effect of applying investment gains and losses and income to
−Removed: the principal amount invested over time.
−Removed: Gains or losses experienced over a given period will increase or reduce the principal amount
−Removed: invested from which the subsequent period’s returns are calculated.
−Removed: The effects of compounding will likely cause the performance
−Removed: of a Fund to differ from the Fund’s stated multiple times the return of its benchmark for the same period.
−Removed: The effect of compounding
−Removed: becomes more pronounced as benchmark volatility and holding period increase.
−Removed: The impact of compounding will impact each shareholder differently
−Removed: depending on the period of time an investment in a Fund is held and the volatility of the benchmark during the holding period of an investment
−Removed: Longer holding periods, higher benchmark volatility, inverse exposure and greater leverage each affect the impact of compounding
−Removed: on a Fund’s returns.
−Removed: Daily compounding of a Fund’s investment returns can dramatically and adversely affect its longer-term
−Removed: performance during periods of high volatility.
−Removed: Volatility may be at least as important to a Fund’s return for a period as the return
−Removed: of the Fund’s underlying benchmark.
+Added: The Funds do not seek to achieve their stated
+Added: investment objective over a period of time greater than a single day (as measured from NAV calculation time to NAV calculation time).
+Added: The return of a Fund for a period longer than a single day is the result of its return for each day compounded over the period and usually
+Added: will differ in amount and possibly even direction from the inverse (-1x) or two times (2x) the return of the Fund’s benchmark for
+Added: A Fund will lose money if its benchmark performance is flat over time, and it is possible for a Fund to lose money over time
+Added: even if the performance of its benchmark increases in the case of UVIX (or decreases in the case of SVIX), as a result of daily rebalancing,
+Added: the benchmark’s volatility, compounding, and other factors.
+Added: Compounding is the cumulative effect of applying investment gains and
+Added: losses and income to the principal amount invested over time.
+Added: Gains or losses experienced over a given period will increase or reduce
+Added: the principal amount invested from which the subsequent period’s returns are calculated.
+Added: The effects of compounding will likely
+Added: cause the performance of a Fund to differ from the Fund’s stated multiple times the return of its benchmark for the same period.
+Added: The effect of compounding becomes more pronounced as benchmark volatility and holding period increase.
+Added: The impact of compounding will
+Added: impact each shareholder differently depending on the period of time an investment in a Fund is held and the volatility of the benchmark
+Added: during the holding period of an investment in the Fund.
+Added: Longer holding periods, higher benchmark volatility, inverse exposure and greater
+Added: leverage each affect the impact of compounding on a Fund’s returns.
+Added: Daily compounding of a Fund’s investment returns can
+Added: dramatically and adversely affect its longer-term performance during periods of high volatility.
+Added: Volatility may be at least as important
+Added: to a Fund’s return for a period as the return of the Fund’s underlying benchmark.
Each Fund uses leverage and should produce daily
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leverage and are riskier than similarly benchmarked exchange-traded funds that do not use leverage.
−Removed: An investor should only consider an
−Removed: investment in a Fund if he or she understands the consequences of seeking daily leveraged or daily inverse investment results.
+Added: An investor should only consider
+Added: an investment in a Fund if he or she understands the consequences of seeking daily leveraged or daily inverse investment results.
who invest in the Funds should actively manage and monitor their investments, as frequently as daily.
−Removed: While the Funds seek to meet their investment objectives,
−Removed: there is no guarantee they will do so.
+Added: While the Funds seek to meet their investment
+Added: objectives, there is no guarantee they will do so.
Factors that may affect a Fund’s ability to meet its investment objective include:
−Removed: Sponsor’s ability to purchase and sell Financial Instruments in a manner that correlates to a Fund’s objective;
−Removed: (2) an imperfect
−Removed: correlation between the performance of Financial Instruments held by a Fund and the performance of the applicable benchmark;
−Removed: spreads on such Financial Instruments;
−Removed: (4) fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs associated with the use of Financial Instruments
−Removed: and commission costs;
+Added: (1) the Sponsor’s ability to purchase and sell Financial Instruments in a manner that correlates to a Fund’s objective;
+Added: an imperfect correlation between the performance of Financial Instruments held by a Fund and the performance of the applicable benchmark;
+Added: (3) bid-ask spreads on such Financial Instruments;
+Added: (4) fees, expenses, transaction costs, financing costs associated with the use of
+Added: Financial Instruments and commission costs;
(5) holding or trading instruments in a market that has become illiquid or disrupted;
−Removed: (6) a Fund’s Share prices
−Removed: being rounded to the nearest cent and/or valuation methodology;
−Removed: (7) changes to a benchmark Index that are not disseminated in advance;
−Removed: (8) the need to conform a Fund’s portfolio holdings to comply with investment restrictions or policies or regulatory or tax law
−Removed: requirements;
−Removed: (9) early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of a Fund trade, resulting in the inability of
−Removed: the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions;
+Added: a Fund’s Share prices being rounded to the nearest cent and/or valuation methodology;
+Added: (7) changes to a benchmark Index that are
+Added: not disseminated in advance;
+Added: (8) the need to conform a Fund’s portfolio holdings to comply with investment restrictions or policies
+Added: or regulatory or tax law requirements;
+Added: (9) early and unanticipated closings of the markets on which the holdings of a Fund trade, resulting
+Added: in the inability of the Fund to execute intended portfolio transactions;
(10) accounting standards;
−Removed: and (11) differences caused by a Fund obtaining exposure
−Removed: to only a representative sample of the components of a benchmark, over weighting or under weighting certain components of a benchmark
−Removed: or obtaining exposure to assets that are not included in a benchmark.
−Removed: A number of factors may affect a Fund’s ability
−Removed: to achieve a high degree of correlation with its benchmark, and there can be no guarantee that a Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation.
+Added: and (11) differences caused by a
+Added: Fund obtaining exposure to only a representative sample of the components of a benchmark, over weighting or under weighting certain components
+Added: of a benchmark or obtaining exposure to assets that are not included in a benchmark.
+Added: A number of factors may affect a Fund’s
+Added: ability to achieve a high degree of correlation with its benchmark, and there can be no guarantee that a Fund will achieve a high degree
+Added: of correlation.
Failure to achieve a high degree of correlation may prevent a Fund from achieving its investment objective.
−Removed: In order to achieve a high
−Removed: degree of correlation with their underlying benchmarks, the Funds seek to rebalance their portfolios daily to keep exposure consistent
−Removed: with their investment objectives.
−Removed: Being materially under- or over-exposed to the benchmark may prevent such Funds from achieving a high
−Removed: degree of correlation with such benchmark.
−Removed: Market disruptions or closure, large amounts of assets into or out of the Funds, regulatory
−Removed: restrictions, extreme market volatility, and other factors will adversely affect such Funds’ ability to adjust exposure to requisite
−Removed: The target amount of portfolio exposure is impacted dynamically by the benchmarks’ movements during each day.
−Removed: being equal, more significant movement in the value of its benchmark up or down will require more significant adjustments to a Fund’s
−Removed: Because of this, it is unlikely that the Funds will be perfectly exposed (i.e., --1x, -2x, as applicable) to its benchmark
−Removed: at the end of each day, and the likelihood of being materially under- or over-exposed is higher on days when the benchmark levels are
−Removed: volatile near the close of the trading day.
−Removed: Each Fund seeks to rebalance its portfolio on a
−Removed: The time and manner in which a Fund rebalances its portfolio may vary from day to day depending upon market conditions and
−Removed: other circumstances at the discretion of the Sponsor.
−Removed: Unlike other funds that do not rebalance their portfolios as frequently, each Fund
−Removed: may be subject to increased trading costs associated with daily portfolio rebalancing in order to maintain appropriate exposure to the
−Removed: underlying benchmarks.
+Added: to achieve a high degree of correlation with their underlying benchmarks, the Funds seek to rebalance their portfolios daily to keep
+Added: exposure consistent with their investment objectives.
+Added: Being materially under- or over-exposed to the benchmark may prevent such Funds
+Added: from achieving a high degree of correlation with such benchmark.
+Added: Market disruptions or closure, large amounts of assets into or out of
+Added: the Funds, regulatory restrictions, extreme market volatility, and other factors will adversely affect such Funds’ ability to adjust
+Added: exposure to requisite levels.
+Added: The target amount of portfolio exposure is impacted dynamically by the benchmarks’ movements during
+Added: Other things being equal, more significant movement in the value of its benchmark up or down will require more significant
+Added: adjustments to a Fund’s portfolio.
+Added: Because of this, it is unlikely that the Funds will be perfectly exposed (i.e., -1x, -2x, as
+Added: applicable) to its benchmark at the end of each day, and the likelihood of being materially under- or over-exposed is higher on days
+Added: when the benchmark levels are volatile near the close of the trading day.
+Added: Each Fund seeks to rebalance its portfolio on
+Added: a daily basis.
+Added: The time and manner in which a Fund rebalances its portfolio may vary from day to day depending upon market conditions
+Added: and other circumstances at the discretion of the Sponsor.
+Added: Unlike other funds that do not rebalance their portfolios as frequently, each
+Added: Fund may be subject to increased trading costs associated with daily portfolio rebalancing in order to maintain appropriate exposure
+Added: to the underlying benchmarks.
Counterparty Risk
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and the counterparties with which the Fund engages in transactions.
−Removed: As noted, the CFTC rules may not apply to all of
−Removed: the swap agreements and forward contracts entered into by the Funds.
−Removed: Investors, therefore, may not receive the protection of CFTC regulation
−Removed: or the statutory scheme of the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”) in connection with each Fund’s swap agreements or
−Removed: forward contracts.
−Removed: The lack of regulation in these markets could expose investors to significant losses under certain circumstances, including
−Removed: in the event of trading abuses or financial failure by participants.
+Added: As noted, the CFTC rules may not apply to all
+Added: of the swap agreements and forward contracts entered into by the Funds.
+Added: Investors, therefore, may not receive the protection of CFTC
+Added: regulation or the statutory scheme of the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”) in connection with each Fund’s swap agreements
+Added: or forward contracts.
+Added: The lack of regulation in these markets could expose investors to significant losses under certain circumstances,
+Added: including in the event of trading abuses or financial failure by participants.
Counterparty Credit Risk
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a Fund could suffer significant losses on these contracts and the value of an investor’s investment in a Fund may decline.
−Removed: The Funds have sought to mitigate these risks by
−Removed: generally requiring that the counterparties for each Fund agree to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily,
+Added: The Funds have sought to mitigate these risks
+Added: by generally requiring that the counterparties for each Fund agree to post collateral for the benefit of the Fund, marked to market daily,
subject to certain minimum thresholds.
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The triggering of certain events or the default on certain terms
−Removed: of the agreement could allow a party to terminate a transaction under the agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal to
−Removed: the net positions owed to the party under the agreement.
+Added: of the agreement could allow a party to terminate a transaction under the agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal
+Added: to the net positions owed to the party under the agreement.
For example, if the level of the Fund’s benchmark has a dramatic intraday
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intraday move by the end of the day.
−Removed: In addition, cleared derivatives benefit from daily
−Removed: marking-to-market and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries.
−Removed: To the extent the Fund
−Removed: enters into cleared swap transactions, the Fund will deposit collateral with a FCM in cleared swaps customer accounts, which are required
−Removed: by CFTC regulations to be separate from its proprietary collateral posted for cleared swaps transactions.
−Removed: Cleared swap customer collateral
−Removed: is subject to regulations that closely parallel the regulations governing customer segregated funds for futures transactions but provide
−Removed: certain additional protections to cleared swaps collateral in the event of a clearing broker or clearing broker customer default.
−Removed: example, in the event of a default of both the clearing broker and a customer of the clearing broker, a clearing house is only permitted
−Removed: to access the cleared swaps collateral in the legally separate (but operationally comingled) account of the defaulting cleared swap customer
−Removed: of the clearing broker, as opposed to the treatment of customer segregated funds, under which the clearing house may access all of the
−Removed: commingled customer segregated funds of a defaulting clearing broker.
−Removed: Derivatives entered into directly between two counterparties do
−Removed: not necessarily benefit from such protections, particularly if entered into with an entity that is not registered as a “swap dealer”
−Removed: with the CFTC.
−Removed: This exposes the Funds to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions
−Removed: because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing
−Removed: the Funds to suffer a loss.
−Removed: The Sponsor regularly reviews the performance of
−Removed: its counterparties for, among other things, creditworthiness and execution quality.
−Removed: In addition, the Sponsor periodically considers the
−Removed: addition of new counterparties and the counterparties used by a Fund may change at any time.
+Added: In addition, cleared derivatives benefit from
+Added: daily marking-to-market and settlement, and segregation and minimum capital requirements applicable to intermediaries.
+Added: To the extent
+Added: the Fund enters into cleared swap transactions, the Fund will deposit collateral with a FCM in cleared swaps customer accounts, which
+Added: are required by CFTC regulations to be separate from its proprietary collateral posted for cleared swaps transactions.
+Added: Cleared swap customer
+Added: collateral is subject to regulations that closely parallel the regulations governing customer segregated funds for futures transactions
+Added: but provide certain additional protections to cleared swaps collateral in the event of a clearing broker or clearing broker customer
+Added: For example, in the event of a default of both the clearing broker and a customer of the clearing broker, a clearing house is
+Added: only permitted to access the cleared swaps collateral in the legally separate (but operationally comingled) account of the defaulting
+Added: cleared swap customer of the clearing broker, as opposed to the treatment of customer segregated funds, under which the clearing house
+Added: may access all of the commingled customer segregated funds of a defaulting clearing broker.
+Added: Derivatives entered into directly between
+Added: two counterparties do not necessarily benefit from such protections, particularly if entered into with an entity that is not registered
+Added: as a “swap dealer” with the CFTC.
+Added: This exposes the Funds to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in
+Added: accordance with its terms and conditions because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of
+Added: a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing the Funds to suffer a loss.
+Added: The Sponsor regularly reviews the performance
+Added: of its counterparties for, among other things, creditworthiness and execution quality.
+Added: In addition, the Sponsor periodically considers
+Added: the addition of new counterparties and the counterparties used by a Fund may change at any time.
Each day, the Funds disclose their portfolio
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may be an Authorized Participant or shareholder of a Fund, subject to applicable law.
−Removed: The counterparty risk for cleared derivatives transactions
−Removed: is generally lower than for OTC derivatives.
−Removed: Once a transaction is cleared, the clearing organization is substituted and is a Fund’s
−Removed: counterparty on the derivative.
+Added: The counterparty risk for cleared derivatives
+Added: transactions is generally lower than for OTC derivatives.
+Added: Once a transaction is cleared, the clearing organization is substituted and
+Added: is a Fund’s counterparty on the derivative.
The clearing organization guarantees the performance of the other side of the derivative.
−Removed: Nevertheless,
−Removed: some risk remains, as there is no assurance that the clearing organization, or its members, will satisfy its obligations to a Fund.
+Added: Nevertheless, some risk remains, as there is no assurance that the clearing organization, or its members, will satisfy its obligations
Leverage Risk
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(2x) multiplier, a single-day movement in the relevant benchmark approaching 50% at any point in the day could result in the total loss
−Removed: or almost total loss of an investor’s investment if that movement is contrary to the investment objective of the Fund in which an
−Removed: investor has invested, even if such Fund’s benchmark subsequently moves in an opposite direction, eliminating all or a portion of
−Removed: the movement.
−Removed: This would be the case with downward single-day or intraday movements in the underlying benchmark of a Fund or upward single-day
−Removed: or intraday movements in the benchmark of a Fund, even if the underlying benchmark maintains a level greater than zero at all times.
+Added: or almost total loss of an investor’s investment if that movement is contrary to the investment objective of the Fund in which
+Added: an investor has invested, even if such Fund’s benchmark subsequently moves in an opposite direction, eliminating all or a portion
+Added: of the movement.
+Added: This would be the case with downward single-day or intraday movements in the underlying benchmark of a Fund or upward
+Added: single-day or intraday movements in the benchmark of a Fund, even if the underlying benchmark maintains a level greater than zero at
Liquidity Risk
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at the desired price.
−Removed: It is difficult to execute a trade at a specific price when there is a relatively small volume of buy and sell orders
−Removed: A market disruption can also make it difficult to liquidate a position or find a swap or forward contract counterparty at
−Removed: a reasonable cost.
+Added: It is difficult to execute a trade at a specific price when there is a relatively small volume of buy and sell
+Added: orders in a market.
+Added: A market disruption can also make it difficult to liquidate a position or find a swap or forward contract counterparty
+Added: at a reasonable cost.
Market illiquidity may cause losses for the Funds.
−Removed: The large size of the positions which the Funds may acquire increases
−Removed: the risk of illiquidity by both making their positions more difficult to liquidate and increasing the losses incurred while trying to
−Removed: Any type of disruption or illiquidity will potentially be exacerbated due to the fact that the Funds will typically invest in Financial
−Removed: Instruments related to one benchmark, which in many cases is highly concentrated.
+Added: The large size of the positions which the Funds may acquire
+Added: increases the risk of illiquidity by both making their positions more difficult to liquidate and increasing the losses incurred while
+Added: trying to do so.
+Added: Any type of disruption or illiquidity will potentially be exacerbated due to the fact that the Funds will typically
+Added: invest in Financial Instruments related to one benchmark, which in many cases is highly concentrated.
“Contango” and “Backwardation” Risk
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crises could exacerbate political, social, and economic risks previously mentioned, and result in significant breakdowns, delays, shutdowns,
−Removed: social isolation, and other disruptions to important global, local and regional supply chains affected, with potential corresponding results
−Removed: on the operating performance of the Funds and their investments.
−Removed: A climate of uncertainty and panic, including the contagion of infectious
−Removed: viruses or diseases, may adversely affect global, regional, and local economies and reduce the availability of potential investment opportunities,
−Removed: and increases the difficulty of performing due diligence and modeling market conditions, potentially reducing the accuracy of financial
−Removed: Under these circumstances, the Funds may have difficulty achieving their investment objectives which may adversely impact
−Removed: Further, such events can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, significantly disrupt the operations of individual
−Removed: companies (including, but not limited to, the Funds’ Sponsor and third party service providers), sectors, industries, markets, securities
−Removed: and commodity exchanges, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the
−Removed: value of the Funds’ investments.
−Removed: These factors can cause substantial market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures
−Removed: and can impact the ability of the Funds to complete redemptions and otherwise affect Fund performance and Fund trading in the secondary
−Removed: A widespread crisis may also affect the global economy in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the current time.
−Removed: such events will last and whether they will continue or recur cannot be predicted.
−Removed: Impacts from these events could have significant impact
−Removed: on a Fund’s performance, resulting in losses to your investment.
+Added: social isolation, and other disruptions to important global, local and regional supply chains affected, with potential corresponding
+Added: results on the operating performance of the Funds and their investments.
+Added: A climate of uncertainty and panic, including the contagion
+Added: of infectious viruses or diseases, may adversely affect global, regional, and local economies and reduce the availability of potential
+Added: investment opportunities, and increases the difficulty of performing due diligence and modeling market conditions, potentially reducing
+Added: the accuracy of financial projections.
+Added: Under these circumstances, the Funds may have difficulty achieving their investment objectives
+Added: which may adversely impact performance.
+Added: Further, such events can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, significantly disrupt
+Added: the operations of individual companies (including, but not limited to, the Funds’ Sponsor and third party service providers), sectors,
+Added: industries, markets, securities and commodity exchanges, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment,
+Added: and other factors affecting the value of the Funds’ investments.
+Added: These factors can cause substantial market volatility, exchange
+Added: trading suspensions and closures and can impact the ability of the Funds to complete redemptions and otherwise affect Fund performance
+Added: and Fund trading in the secondary market.
+Added: A widespread crisis may also affect the global economy in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen
+Added: at the current time.
+Added: How long such events will last and whether they will continue or recur cannot be predicted.
+Added: Impacts from these events
+Added: could have significant impact on a Fund’s performance, resulting in losses to your investment.
Risk that Current Assumptions and Expectations Could Become Outdated
As a Result of Global Economic Shocks
−Removed: The onset of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has
−Removed: caused significant shocks to global financial markets and economies, with many governments taking extreme actions to slow and contain
+Added: The onset of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
+Added: has caused significant shocks to global financial markets and economies, with many governments taking extreme actions to slow and contain
the spread of COVID-19.
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In preparing these financial statements, management
−Removed: has evaluated Fund related events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were
−Removed: There were no other events or translations that occurred during the year that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures in
−Removed: the Funds’ financial statements.
+Added: has evaluated Fund related events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements
+Added: There were no other events or translations that occurred during the year that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures
+Added: in the Funds’ financial statements.
Compared sentence by sentence after normalising whitespace, quotation marks, case and digits, so re-formatting and restated figures do not read as changed language. Wording changes appear as one removal and one addition. The current filing and the prior one are authoritative.