Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related
Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
a) The Shares of each Fund that has commenced investment operations
are listed in the accompanying table. The dates the Shares of each Fund began trading, their symbols and their primary listing exchange
are indicated below:
Fund
Commencement of Operations
Ticker Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
28-Mar-22
SVIX
Cboe BZX Exchange
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
28-Mar-22
UVIX
Cboe BZX Exchange
The approximate number of holders of the Shares of each Fund
as of December 31, 2023 was as follows:
Fund
Number of
Holders
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
3,310,000
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
5,074,975
Combined Trust:
8,384,975
The Funds made no distributions to Shareholders during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. The Funds have no obligation to make periodic distributions to Shareholders.
The approximate number of holders
of the Shares of each Fund as of December 31, 2022 was as follows:
Fund
Number of Holders
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
3,170,000
2x Long VIX Futures ETF (1)
429,000
Combined Trust:
3,599,000
(1) For 2x Long VIX Futures ETF, shares have been adjusted to reflect
a 1:5 reverse stock split occurring on January 25, 2023 and a 1:10 reverse stock split occurring on October 11, 2023, as if they occurred
at the commencement of operations.
The Funds made no distributions to Shareholders
during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. The Funds have no obligation to make periodic distributions to Shareholders.
b) The following tables reflect the shares sold and the sale
price of the shares sold for three months and for the year ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Title of Securities Registered
Amount Registered as of
December 31,
2023
Shares Sold
For
the Three
Months Ended
December 31,
2023 (1)
Sale Price of
Shares Sold For
the Three
Months Ended
December 31,
2023
Shares Sold
For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2023 (1)
Sale Price of
Shares Sold
For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2023
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
An indeterminant amount of securities
3,480,000
$ 95,149,781
13,120,000
$ 282,198,849
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
An indeterminant amount of securities
4,540,000
100,236,544
9,477,000
469,583,438
(1) For 2x Long VIX Futures ETF, shares have been adjusted to reflect
a 1:5 reverse stock split occurring on January 25, 2023 and a 1:10 reverse stock split occurring on October 11, 2023, as if they occurred
at the commencement of operations.
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Title of Securities Registered
Amount Registered as of
December 31,
2022
Shares Sold
For
the Three
Months Ended
December 31,
2022 (1)
Sale Price of
Shares Sold For
the Three
Months Ended
December 31,
2022
Shares Sold
For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2022 (1)
Sale Price of
Shares Sold
For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2022
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
An indeterminant amount of securities
1,720,000
$ 20,649,395
16,980,000
$ 189,786,132
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
Common Units of Beneficial Interest
An indeterminant amount of securities
356,600
146,749,592
727,800
399,696,269
(1) For 2x Long VIX Futures ETF, shares have been adjusted to reflect
a 1:5 reverse stock split occurring on January 25, 2023 and a 1:10 reverse stock split occurring on October 11, 2023, as if they occurred
at the commencement of operations.
c) From October 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 , the number of Shares redeemed and average
price per Share for each Fund were as follows:
Fund
Total
Number of
Shares
Redeemed (1)
Average
Price Per
Share
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
10/01/2023 to 10/31/2023
(180,000 )
$ 25.82
11/01/2023 to 11/30/2023
(3,060,000 )
31.79
12/01/2023 to 12/31/2023
(870,000 )
36.82
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
10/01/2023 to 10/31/2023
(667,025 )
38.26
11/01/2023 to 11/30/2023
(310,000 )
21.02
12/01/2023 to 12/31/2023
(1,030,000 )
15.91
(1) For 2x Long VIX Futures ETF, shares have been adjusted to reflect
a 1:5 reverse stock split occurring on January 25, 2023 and a 1:10 reverse stock split occurring on October 11, 2023, as if they occurred
at the commencement of operations.
From October 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, the number
of Shares redeemed and average price per Share for each Fund were as follows:
Fund
Total
Number of
Shares
Redeemed (1)
Average
Price Per
Share
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
10/01/2022 to 10/31/2022
(1,700,000 )
$ 11.48
11/01/2022 to 11/30/2022
(1,280,000 )
12.66
12/01/2022 to 12/31/2022
(950,000 )
14.47
2x Long VIX Futures ETF
10/01/2022 to 10/31/2022
(35,800 )
650.50
11/01/2022 to 11/30/2022
(5,000 )
441.00
12/01/2022 to 12/31/2022
(22,000 )
325.50
(1) For 2x Long VIX Futures ETF, shares have been adjusted to reflect
a 1:5 reverse stock split occurring on January 25, 2023 and a 1:10 reverse stock split occurring on October 11, 2023, as if they occurred
at the commencement of operations.
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Item 6. [Reserved].
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