ProShares Trust II (VIXY) Stock: Why It's Down Today
Updated Oct 20, 2026, 1:16 PM ET Β· intraday price
- Trading at $16.84 as of 1:16 PM ET, -0.97% vs the prior close of $17.01.
- Volume 2.62M shares, 1.0x its 50-day average.
- No new SEC filings since the prior session.
- No new insider buys or sales reported since the prior session.
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VIXY dips 1.0% to $16.84. Trading at $16.84 (intraday, 1:16 PM ET), -0.97% vs the prior close of $17.01. Day range $16.75β$17.53, opened at $17.33.
VIXY daily analysis β what happened
A plain-English, data-only note for every US trading day (today's note updates every 2 hours while the market is open). Newest first; older days stay archived below.
Oct 20, 2026 β VIXY dips 1.0% to $16.84
- Trading at $16.84 (intraday, 1:16 PM ET), -0.97% vs the prior close of $17.01. Day range $16.75β$17.53, opened at $17.33.
- Volume was 2.62M shares, 1.0x its 50-day average of 2.60M.
- Price is -2.8% vs its 50-day average ($17.34) and -29.9% vs its 200-day average ($24.02).
- 52-week range $15.88β$39.33; the current price sits at 4% of that range, 57.2% below the 52-week high.
Oct 19, 2026 β VIXY slides 4.1% to $17.01 on 1.9x normal volume
- Closed at $17.01, -4.06% vs the prior close of $17.73. Day range $16.72β$17.26, opened at $17.14.
- Volume was 4.93M shares, 1.9x its 50-day average of 2.54M β unusually heavy trading.
- Price is -2.2% vs its 50-day average ($17.39) and -29.3% vs its 200-day average ($24.06).
- 52-week range $15.88β$39.70; today's close sits at 5% of that range, 57.2% below the 52-week high.
Oct 16, 2026 β VIXY jumps 8.1% to $17.73, a 1-month high on 6.7x normal volume
- Closed at $17.73, +8.11% vs the prior close of $16.40. Day range $16.00β$18.48, opened at $16.12.
- Volume was 15.31M shares, 6.7x its 50-day average of 2.27M β unusually heavy trading.
- Price is +1.7% vs its 50-day average ($17.44) and -26.5% vs its 200-day average ($24.11).
- 52-week range $15.88β$39.70; today's close sits at 8% of that range, 55.3% below the 52-week high.
Oct 15, 2026 β VIXY dips 0.8% to $16.40 on 1.8x normal volume
- Closed at $16.40, -0.79% vs the prior close of $16.53. Day range $16.26β$17.03, opened at $16.82.
- Volume was 4.10M shares, 1.8x its 50-day average of 2.25M β unusually heavy trading.
- Price is -6.2% vs its 50-day average ($17.48) and -32.1% vs its 200-day average ($24.14).
- 52-week range $15.88β$39.70; today's close sits at 2% of that range, 58.7% below the 52-week high.
Oct 14, 2026 β VIXY jumps 3.2% to $16.53
- Closed at $16.53, +3.18% vs the prior close of $16.02. Day range $15.95β$16.76, opened at $16.09.
- Volume was 3.56M shares, 1.6x its 50-day average of 2.22M.
- Price is -5.8% vs its 50-day average ($17.54) and -31.7% vs its 200-day average ($24.19).
- 52-week range $15.88β$39.70; today's close sits at 3% of that range, 58.4% below the 52-week high.
Oct 13, 2026 β VIXY ends flat (-0.1%) to $16.02, a 52-week low, 3 down days in a row
- Closed at $16.02, -0.12% vs the prior close of $16.04. Day range $15.88β$16.10, opened at $16.02.
- Volume was 1.82M shares, 0.8x its 50-day average of 2.22M.
- Price is -9.1% vs its 50-day average ($17.62) and -33.9% vs its 200-day average ($24.24).
- 52-week range $15.88β$39.70; today's close sits at 1% of that range, 59.6% below the 52-week high.
- That makes 3 straight losses.
Oct 12, 2026 β VIXY dips 1.6% to $16.04, a 52-week low
- Closed at $16.04, -1.60% vs the prior close of $16.30. Day range $16.01β$16.18, opened at $16.15.
- Volume was 1.22M shares, 0.5x its 50-day average of 2.26M β lighter than usual.
- Price is -9.4% vs its 50-day average ($17.71) and -34.0% vs its 200-day average ($24.29).
- 52-week range $15.88β$39.70; today's close sits at 1% of that range, 59.6% below the 52-week high.
Oct 9, 2026 β VIXY dips 1.2% to $16.30
- Closed at $16.30, -1.21% vs the prior close of $16.50. Day range $16.24β$16.38, opened at $16.38.
- Volume was 1.49M shares, 0.7x its 50-day average of 2.28M.
- Price is -8.4% vs its 50-day average ($17.80) and -33.0% vs its 200-day average ($24.34).
- 52-week range $15.88β$39.70; today's close sits at 2% of that range, 58.9% below the 52-week high.
Oct 8, 2026 β VIXY rises 1.9% to $16.50
- Closed at $16.50, +1.91% vs the prior close of $16.19. Day range $16.28β$16.79, opened at $16.32.
- Volume was 2.55M shares, 1.1x its 50-day average of 2.33M.
- Price is -7.8% vs its 50-day average ($17.89) and -32.4% vs its 200-day average ($24.39).
- 52-week range $15.88β$39.70; today's close sits at 3% of that range, 58.4% below the 52-week high.
Oct 7, 2026 β VIXY rises 0.6% to $16.19
- Closed at $16.19, +0.56% vs the prior close of $16.10. Day range $16.16β$16.52, opened at $16.49.
- Volume was 2.26M shares, 1.0x its 50-day average of 2.32M.
- Price is -10.1% vs its 50-day average ($18.02) and -33.8% vs its 200-day average ($24.44).
- 52-week range $15.88β$39.70; today's close sits at 1% of that range, 59.2% below the 52-week high.
Oct 6, 2026 β VIXY dips 2.7% to $16.10, a 52-week low, 3 down days in a row
- Closed at $16.10, -2.66% vs the prior close of $16.54. Day range $16.07β$16.44, opened at $16.31.
- Volume was 1.68M shares, 0.7x its 50-day average of 2.33M.
- Price is -11.1% vs its 50-day average ($18.12) and -34.3% vs its 200-day average ($24.50).
- 52-week range $15.88β$39.70; today's close sits at 1% of that range, 59.4% below the 52-week high.
- That makes 3 straight losses.
Oct 5, 2026 β VIXY dips 1.1% to $16.54
- Closed at $16.54, -1.08% vs the prior close of $16.72. Day range $16.20β$16.65, opened at $16.60.
- Volume was 1.47M shares, 0.6x its 50-day average of 2.36M.
- Price is -9.2% vs its 50-day average ($18.22) and -32.7% vs its 200-day average ($24.57).
- 52-week range $15.88β$39.70; today's close sits at 3% of that range, 58.3% below the 52-week high.
Oct 2, 2026 β VIXY dips 2.1% to $16.72
- Closed at $16.72, -2.11% vs the prior close of $17.08. Day range $15.88β$16.94, opened at $16.77.
- Volume was 2.11M shares, 0.9x its 50-day average of 2.40M.
- Price is -8.7% vs its 50-day average ($18.32) and -32.1% vs its 200-day average ($24.63).
- 52-week range $15.88β$39.70; today's close sits at 4% of that range, 57.9% below the 52-week high.
VIXY bull case vs bear case (from the data)
- Latest fiscal-year net income: profit of $1.71B.
- Share count down 10.6% in a year (buybacks).
- Price is -2.8% vs its 50-day average β short-term trend is down.
- Price is -29.9% vs its 200-day average β below the long-term trend line.
VIXY latest news & SEC filings
Every SEC filing by or about VIXY in the last 120 days, explained in plain English. Updated daily, with a same-day refresh for new filings.
Aug 7, 2026 Β· Form 10-Q β Quarterly report
Quarterly report (unaudited financial statements for the quarter)
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026:
- Revenue: $49.66M (prior year $31.61M) (+57.1% vs Jun 30, 2025)
- Net income: -$1.20B (prior year $171.17M) (loss widened vs Jun 30, 2025)
Things to know before you trade VIXY
- How much it moves: over the last 20 sessions the average daily move was 1.84% (largest 8.1%).
- Liquidity: about 2.89M shares (β$48.67M) trade per day on average.
- 52-week position: $16.84 vs a range of $15.88β$39.33 (4% of the range).
- Dividends: no cash dividends in the last 2 years.
- Splits: 1:4 on Nov 7, 2024
- Insider trades (Form 4, last 12 months, recent 25 shown): 0 open-market buys, 0 sales.
- Latest filings: 10-Q Aug 7, 2026; 8-K May 12, 2026; 10-Q May 8, 2026.
- Share count: 131.51M shares outstanding (Aug 5, 2026), -10.6% vs a year earlier β the company has been reducing its share count.
- Listing: CBOE Β· industry: Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers.
VIXY market data (last 20 sessions)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | 17.33 | 17.53 | 16.75 | 16.84 | 2.62M |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 17.14 | 17.27 | 16.72 | 17.01 | 4.94M |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 16.12 | 18.48 | 16.00 | 17.73 | 15.33M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 16.82 | 17.03 | 16.26 | 16.40 | 4.10M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 16.09 | 16.76 | 15.95 | 16.53 | 3.56M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 16.02 | 16.10 | 15.88 | 16.02 | 1.82M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 16.15 | 16.18 | 16.01 | 16.04 | 1.22M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 16.38 | 16.38 | 16.24 | 16.30 | 1.49M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 16.32 | 16.79 | 16.28 | 16.50 | 2.55M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 16.49 | 16.52 | 16.16 | 16.19 | 2.26M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 16.31 | 16.44 | 16.07 | 16.10 | 1.68M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 16.60 | 16.65 | 16.20 | 16.54 | 1.47M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 16.77 | 16.94 | 15.88 | 16.72 | 2.11M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 16.98 | 17.77 | 16.95 | 17.08 | 2.45M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16.61 | 16.94 | 16.52 | 16.94 | 1.09M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 16.63 | 16.88 | 16.54 | 16.68 | 1.26M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 16.82 | 17.05 | 16.54 | 16.79 | 1.32M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 16.80 | 17.03 | 16.58 | 16.61 | 1.61M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 16.91 | 17.17 | 16.69 | 16.90 | 2.25M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 16.51 | 16.91 | 16.44 | 16.79 | 2.65M |
About ProShares Trust II
ProShares Trust II (VIXY) is listed on the CBOE and classified by the SEC under βCommodity Contracts Brokers & Dealersβ. Its business address is in BETHESDA, MD. State of incorporation: DE. Fiscal year ends December 31. SEC CIK 1415311.
VIXY board of directors & executives
From SEC Form 3/4/5 insider filings made in the last 12 months (date = latest filing).
Directors
| Name | Role | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|
| No Form 3/4/5 filings by this group in the last 12 months. | ||
Executive officers
| Name | Title | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|
| No Form 3/4/5 filings by this group in the last 12 months. | ||
Recent insider buys & sales
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No open-market insider buys or sales reported in the last 12 months. | ||||
VIXY financials (annual, from XBRL filings)
| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Operating cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | β | $1.71B | β | $-246.30M |
| Dec 31, 2024 | β | $-39.37M | β | $208.80M |
| Dec 31, 2023 | β | $-2.48B | β | $-1.54B |
| Dec 31, 2022 | β | $95.78M | β | $1.16B |
| Dec 31, 2021 | β | $-1.68B | β | $-3.26B |
Latest balance sheet: total assets $4.89B, total liabilities $324.04M, cash $811.97M (as of Jun 30, 2026).
VIXY earnings / results-day log
| Date | Filing | Close that day |
|---|---|---|
| No 8-K earnings releases in recent filings. | ||
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