Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Quantitative Disclosure
Equity Market Volatility Sensitivity
Each of the Funds is exposed to certain risks
pertaining to the use of Financial Instruments. Each Fund is exposed to equity market volatility risk through its holdings of Financial
Instruments.
The tables below provide information about each
Fund’s Financial Instruments. As of March 31, 2026 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2025, each of the Fund’s positions were as
follows:
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF
As of March 31, 2026, SVIX was exposed to inverse
equity market volatility risk through its holding of VIX futures contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s
positions in VIX futures contracts as of March 31, 2026 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2025, which were sensitive to equity market volatility
risk.
Futures Positions as of March 31,
2026 (Unaudited)
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Date
Contracts
Sold
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional
Amount
at
Value
CBOE VIX FUTURE Apr26
Short
4/15/2026
(6,418 )
$ 25.04
1,000
$ (160,706,720 )
CBOE VIX FUTURE May26
Short
5/19/2026
(7,131 )
$ 24.44
1,000
$ (174,281,640 )
Futures Positions as of December
31, 2025
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Date
Contracts
Sold
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional
Amount
at
Value
CBOE VIX FUTURE Jan26
Short
1/21/2026
(6,632 )
$ 16.53
1,000
$ (109,626,960 )
CBOE VIX FUTURE Feb26
Short
2/18/2026
(5,526 )
$ 18.53
1,000
$ (102,396,780 )
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The short futures notional values are calculated
by multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The short notional values will increase
(decrease) proportionally with decreases (increases) in the price of the futures contract. Additional gains (losses) associated with
these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent decreases (increases) in short notional values, before accounting for spreads or
transaction or financing costs. The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its position in Financial Instruments each day to have -$1.00
of short exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period returns, before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply
by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by negative one-half. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K for additional information regarding performance for periods longer than a single day.
2x Lon g VIX Futures ETF
As of March 31, 2026, UVIX was exposed to equity
market volatility risk through its holding of VIX futures contracts. The following tables provide information about the Fund’s
positions in these Financial Instruments as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, which were sensitive to equity market volatility
risk.
Futures Positions as of March 31,
2026 (Unaudited)
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Date
Contracts
Purchased
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional
Amount
at
Value
CBOE VIX FUTURE Apr26
Long
4/15/2026
11,073
$ 25.04
1,000
$ 277,267,920
CBOE VIX FUTURE May26
Long
5/19/2026
12,303
$ 24.44
1,000
$ 300,685,320
Futures Positions as of December
31, 2025
Contract
Long or
Short
Expiration
Contracts
Purchased
Valuation
Price
Contract
Multiplier
Notional
Amount
at
Value
CBOE VIX FUTURE Jan26
Long
1/21/2026
20,732
$ 16.53
1,000
$ 342,699,960
CBOE VIX FUTURE Feb25
Long
2/18/2026
17,276
$ 18.53
1,000
$ 320,124,280
The futures notional values are calculated by
multiplying the number of contracts held times the valuation price times the contract multiplier. The swap notional values are calculated
by multiplying the number of units times the closing level of the Index. These notional values will increase (decrease) proportionally
with increases (decreases) in the price of the futures contract or the level of the Index, as applicable. Additional gains (losses) associated
with these contracts will be equal to any such subsequent increases (decreases) in notional values, before accounting for spreads or
transaction or financing costs.
The Fund will generally attempt to adjust its
positions in Financial Instruments each day to have $2.00 of exposure to the Index for every $1.00 of net assets. Future period returns,
before fees and expenses, cannot be estimated simply by estimating the return of the Index and multiplying by one and one-half.
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