Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC serves as the investment advisor and Vident Investment Advisory serves as sub advisor to the fund. The Funds are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co., which is not affiliated with Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC or any of its affiliates. Check the background of SIDCO on FINRA's BrokerCheck.
Carefully consider the Funds’ investment objectives, risk factors, charges and expenses before investing. This and additional information can be found in the Funds’ prospectus, which may be obtained by calling 1-844-REX-1414. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. These Funds are actively managed and there are no guarantees investments selected and strategies employed will achieve the intended results. Active management may also increase transaction costs. The Funds expect to invest primarily in VIX futures contracts, which are considered commodities.
The use of derivatives, such as futures contracts, swap agreements and options, presents risks different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in traditional securities. Changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying security, asset, rate or index. Gains or losses in a derivative may be magnified and may be much greater than the derivative’s original cost. The derivatives may not always be liquid. This could have a negative effect on the Funds’ ability to achieve its investment objective and may result in losses.
Unlike most ETFs, VMAX expects to effect its creations and redemptions in exchange for a significant cash component and a smaller component of in-kind securities. Paying redemption proceeds in cash rather than through in-kind delivery may require VMAX to dispose of or sell portfolio investments and this may cause VMAX to recognize gains or losses that it might not have incurred if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a result, VMAX may pay out higher or lower annual capital gains distributions than ETFs that redeem in kind.
The VIX Index is not directly investable. The settlement price of a VIX Futures Contract is based on the calculation that determines the level of the VIX Index. As a result, the behavior of a VIX Futures Contract may be different from traditional futures contracts whose settlement price is based on a specific tradable asset. When economic uncertainty increases and there is an increase in expected volatility, the value of VIX Futures Contracts will likely also increase. Similarly, when economic uncertainty recedes and there is an associated decrease in expected volatility, the value of VIX Futures Contracts will likely also decrease. Futures markets are highly volatile and the use of or exposure to futures contracts may increase volatility of the Fund’s NAV. Futures contracts are also subject to liquidity risk. Several factors may affect the price and/or liquidity of VIX Futures Contracts, including, but not limited to: prevailing market prices and forward volatility levels of the U.S. stock markets, equity securities included in the S&P 500® and prevailing market prices of options on the S&P 500®, the VIX Index, options on the VIX, VIX Futures, or any other financial instruments related to the S&P 500® and the VIX or VIX Futures; interest rates; economic, financial, political, regulatory, geographical, biological or judicial events that affect the current volatility reading of the VIX or the market price or forward volatility of the U.S. stock markets; supply and demand as well as hedging activities in the listed and over-the-counter equity derivatives markets; disruptions in trading of the S&P 500®, futures contracts on the S&P 500® or options on the S&P 500®; and the level of contango or backwardation in the VIX Futures Contracts market.
VMAX’s investment strategy is subject to risks related to rolling. The price of futures contracts further from expiration may be higher (“contango”) or lower ( “backwardation”). Because of the frequency with which the Fund expects to roll VIX Futures Contracts, the impact of such contango or backwardation may be greater than if the Fund experienced less portfolio turnover.
Short sales are transactions in which VMIN sells a security it does not own. If the security goes down in price between the time VMIN sells the security and buys it back, VMIN will realize a gain on the transaction: if the security goes up in price during the period, VMIN will realize a loss. Because a short position loses value as the security’s price increases and the market price of the shorted security could increase without limit, the loss on a short sale is theoretically unlimited. Short sales involve leverage because the Fund borrows securities and then sells them, effectively leveraging its assets.
Shares are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. VolMAXX NAVs are calculated using prices as of 4:00 PM Eastern Time. The closing price is the Mid-Point between the Bid and Ask price as of the close of exchange.
The Funds will invest in exchange-traded notes and exchange-traded funds, and will be subject to the risks associated with such vehicles. The Funds’ performance will be directly related to the performance of those investments.
The return for investors that invest in VMIN for periods other than a full trading day will differ from the VMIN’s stated daily inverse investment objective. During periods of high volatility, the VMIN may not perform as expected and may have losses when an investor may have expected gains if the VMIN is held for a period that is different than one trading day.
The Funds are non-diversified.
The CBOE Volatility Index (the “VIX”) is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC (“SPDJI”) and is based on the CBOE VIX methodology, which is the property of Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”), and has been licensed for use by REX Shares, LLC (“Licensee”), the sponsor of the REX VolMAXX™ Long VIX Weekly Futures Strategy ETF and REX VolMAXX™ Short VIX Weekly Futures Strategy ETF. S&P® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”); CBOE® and VIX® are registered trademarks of the CBOE. The CBOE VIX methodology and the trademarks have been licensed for use by SPDJI and sublicensed for certain purposes by Licensee. The REX VolMAXX™ Long VIX Weekly Futures Strategy ETF and REX VolMAXX™ Short VIX Weekly Futures Strategy ETF are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, their respective affiliates, or CBOE and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such products nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the Index.