How do VelocityShares’ EVIX and EXIV Work?

Update UBS decided to shutdown their EVIX & EXIV long / inverse volatility funds that are based on the European VSTOXX volatility futures effective April 9, 2020   I suspect this occurred because they never gathered enough assets to be profitable. In May 2017 VelocityShares introduced two volatility funds, EXIV and EVIX, which track European volatility futures.  In digging into these funds I’ve encountered a dense …

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