Holds FLEX options on a US stock ETF, built to cap gains and cushion losses over a set outcome period beginning in August. This version uses the maximum buffer available.
AUGM, the FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF August, is a $65 million ETF whose main story is the fear layer. Over the past year it returned +5.4%, against +16.8% for broad US ETFs. Figures to October 2, 2026; past performance, not a recommendation.
FRI OCT 2 MARKET PRICE TOTAL RETURN
How closely it moves With the market 0.93
−1 opposite 0 unrelated +1 in step
AUGM moves closely with the market. When the market has moved 1%, AUGM has tended to move 0.20%.
With The fear layer 0.96
−1 opposite 0 unrelated +1 in step
AUGM moves closely with the fear layer. When the fear layer has moved 1%, AUGM has tended to move 0.45%.
Weekly returns over 110 weeks. The narrative is measured without AUGM in it, so it is not compared with itself.
ETFs it moves most and least like ← moves opposite moves in step →
Correlation of weekly returns over the last 3 years, among unlevered ETFs StoryVector covers.
Where it sits in The fear layer -60% -40% -20% 0% +20% +40% 0% 20% 40% 60% Volatility, last year → AAPR: +6.7%, volatility 2.5% ACEI: +6.2%, volatility 13.3% ACII: +9.1%, volatility 6.6% AHLT: +30.1%, volatility 17.4% AIOO: +3.8%, volatility 2.1% AJAN: +4.0%, volatility 2.6% AJUL: +5.8%, volatility 3.4% AOCT: +5.9%, volatility 2.5% APOC: +2.9%, volatility 2.7% APRH: +7.8%, volatility 2.1% APRJ: +6.2%, volatility 1.6% APRP: +15.2%, volatility 9.4% APRT: +15.8%, volatility 5.2% APRW: +10.8%, volatility 2.8% APRZ: +10.2%, volatility 11.3% APXM: +5.0%, volatility 1.5% ARLU: +9.0%, volatility 12.1% ASMF: +18.4%, volatility 12.0% AUGP: +11.9%, volatility 7.4% AUGT: +12.7%, volatility 7.2% AUGU: +10.9%, volatility 11.0% AUGW: +8.9%, volatility 4.4% AUGZ: +11.0%, volatility 10.7% BALT: +6.6%, volatility 2.4% BAPR: +16.9%, volatility 5.9% BAUG: +13.2%, volatility 7.7% BDEC: +14.3%, volatility 9.2% BFEB: +14.7%, volatility 8.4% BFRZ: +2.8%, volatility 6.1% BJAN: +14.5%, volatility 8.2% BJUL: +12.2%, volatility 7.6% BJUN: +8.9%, volatility 7.5% BMAR: +15.0%, volatility 7.8% BMAY: +11.1%, volatility 6.5% BNOV: +13.5%, volatility 9.4% BOCT: +14.3%, volatility 8.4% BSEP: +12.4%, volatility 7.7% BSTP: +10.7%, volatility 8.6% BTAL: -21.3%, volatility 23.7% BUFB: +12.9%, volatility 7.9% BUFC: +7.0%, volatility 4.5% BUFD: +10.4%, volatility 5.3% BUFF: +10.5%, volatility 5.3% BUFG: +11.6%, volatility 7.7% BUFH: +5.6%, volatility 2.4% BUFM: +7.1%, volatility 6.5% BUFP: +12.3%, volatility 6.5% BUFQ: +16.6%, volatility 9.2% BUFR: +12.5%, volatility 6.7% BUFS: +10.2%, volatility 8.0% BUFT: +9.4%, volatility 3.4% BUFX: +9.0%, volatility 4.1% BUFZ: +10.5%, volatility 5.3% CAIE: +12.2%, volatility 11.6% CCOR: -2.8%, volatility 8.6% CPII: +3.9%, volatility 3.4% CPNJ: +4.6%, volatility 2.7% CPNM: +6.0%, volatility 2.0% CPNQ: +6.7%, volatility 2.8% CPNS: +6.0%, volatility 2.3% CPRA: +6.4%, volatility 1.9% CPRJ: +3.8%, volatility 2.5% CPRO: +7.3%, volatility 2.7% CPRY: +8.3%, volatility 3.8% CPSA: +5.7%, volatility 2.2% CPSD: +6.3%, volatility 2.4% CPSF: +5.9%, volatility 2.1% CPSJ: +5.2%, volatility 2.2% CPSL: +5.5%, volatility 2.3% CPSM: +4.7%, volatility 1.7% CPSN: +6.2%, volatility 2.2% CPSO: +5.9%, volatility 2.1% CPSP: +5.9%, volatility 1.3% CPSR: +5.5%, volatility 1.8% CPST: +5.2%, volatility 2.1% CPSU: +4.7%, volatility 2.2% CPSY: +5.9%, volatility 2.1% CTA: +11.4%, volatility 24.5% DAPR: +8.2%, volatility 3.7% DAUG: +9.4%, volatility 5.6% DBMF: +26.0%, volatility 13.2% DDEC: +11.5%, volatility 5.8% DDFL: +7.0%, volatility 3.5% DDFO: +8.3%, volatility 4.1% DDFS: +7.2%, volatility 3.8% DDTL: +9.8%, volatility 5.8% DDTO: +11.9%, volatility 6.6% DDTS: +10.1%, volatility 6.3% DECM: +6.3%, volatility 2.3% DECP: +14.1%, volatility 10.7% DECT: +14.2%, volatility 9.0% DECU: +10.2%, volatility 10.3% DECW: +10.8%, volatility 5.4% DECZ: +11.3%, volatility 10.7% DFEB: +11.2%, volatility 5.3% DHDG: +14.6%, volatility 6.0% DHSB: +8.4%, volatility 6.7% DJAN: +10.8%, volatility 5.8% DJUL: +10.0%, volatility 5.4% DJUN: +7.9%, volatility 5.0% DLAG: +10.2%, volatility 6.0% DMAR: +12.4%, volatility 3.7% DMAX: +6.5%, volatility 2.2% DMAY: +8.6%, volatility 5.7% DNOV: +12.6%, volatility 5.4% DOCT: +11.2%, volatility 5.5% DSEP: +10.9%, volatility 5.9% EALT: +5.9%, volatility 8.0% FAPR: +10.4%, volatility 5.2% FAUG: +11.3%, volatility 7.1% FB: +12.4%, volatility 4.8% FBUF: +12.6%, volatility 8.6% FDEC: +13.9%, volatility 7.7% FEBM: +6.1%, volatility 2.2% FEBP: +13.2%, volatility 10.6% FEBT: +14.2%, volatility 7.9% FEBU: +10.4%, volatility 10.4% FEBW: +9.9%, volatility 4.8% FEBZ: +10.5%, volatility 10.1% FFEB: +13.8%, volatility 7.2% FFUT: +25.2%, volatility 12.7% FHDG: +13.1%, volatility 6.1% FHEQ: +10.4%, volatility 10.3% FJAN: +13.2%, volatility 7.5% FJUL: +12.2%, volatility 6.9% FJUN: +9.8%, volatility 6.5% FLAO: +2.9%, volatility 5.7% FLJJ: +10.4%, volatility 4.9% FMAR: +15.7%, volatility 5.2% FMAY: +10.2%, volatility 7.1% FMF: +13.1%, volatility 9.7% FNOV: +13.9%, volatility 7.5% FOCT: +14.0%, volatility 7.9% FSEP: +13.4%, volatility 7.6% GAPR: +8.8%, volatility 3.7% GAUG: +9.4%, volatility 5.6% GDEC: +11.4%, volatility 5.9% GFEB: +11.3%, volatility 5.5% GJAN: +10.9%, volatility 5.9% GJUL: +10.3%, volatility 5.5% GJUN: +8.4%, volatility 4.9% GMAR: +13.0%, volatility 4.0% GMAY: +8.9%, volatility 5.8% GNOV: +12.9%, volatility 5.7% GOCT: +11.6%, volatility 5.9% GSEP: +10.9%, volatility 6.1% HEQT: +11.5%, volatility 7.3% HFMF: +9.8%, volatility 17.0% HIDE: +8.8%, volatility 4.9% IMF: +22.0%, volatility 10.7% ISMF: +16.1%, volatility 8.3% IVVB: +9.9%, volatility 7.9% IVVM: +11.7%, volatility 7.5% JAJL: +5.8%, volatility 2.0% JANH: +6.6%, volatility 3.5% JANJ: +5.2%, volatility 2.6% JANM: +6.2%, volatility 2.4% JANP: +13.0%, volatility 7.8% JANT: +13.9%, volatility 7.8% JANU: +10.6%, volatility 10.8% JANW: +9.7%, volatility 4.7% JANZ: +11.3%, volatility 10.6% JNEU: +12.1%, volatility 10.8% JULH: +6.3%, volatility 2.4% JULJ: +5.2%, volatility 1.7% JULM: +5.4%, volatility 2.1% JULP: +11.0%, volatility 7.1% JULT: +11.7%, volatility 7.1% JULU: +11.1%, volatility 10.9% JULW: +8.3%, volatility 4.4% JULZ: +11.5%, volatility 11.2% JUNM: +4.8%, volatility 1.9% JUNP: +8.6%, volatility 9.3% JUNT: +8.9%, volatility 7.2% JUNW: +6.9%, volatility 4.5% JUNZ: +11.5%, volatility 10.6% KAPR: +15.5%, volatility 6.3% KAUG: +9.1%, volatility 7.3% KBUF: -22.4%, volatility 13.1% KDEC: +10.8%, volatility 8.9% KFEB: +14.5%, volatility 10.3% KJAN: +13.0%, volatility 9.7% KJUL: +6.4%, volatility 7.2% KJUN: +6.5%, volatility 7.0% KMAR: +14.1%, volatility 8.8% KMAY: +7.7%, volatility 6.7% KMLM: +22.5%, volatility 12.7% KNOV: +14.3%, volatility 10.1% KOCT: +14.3%, volatility 8.6% KPRO: -13.7%, volatility 8.6% KSEP: +11.8%, volatility 8.4% KSPY: +13.2%, volatility 7.8% LAPR: +6.2%, volatility 1.4% LJAN: +5.1%, volatility 2.4% LJUL: +5.2%, volatility 1.6% LOCT: +5.5%, volatility 2.1% MARM: +6.2%, volatility 1.6% MART: +14.4%, volatility 7.2% MARU: +10.0%, volatility 11.1% MARW: +9.8%, volatility 4.3% MARZ: +10.6%, volatility 10.5% MAXJ: +6.4%, volatility 2.5% MAYM: +4.8%, volatility 2.1% MAYP: +10.3%, volatility 5.6% MAYT: +10.8%, volatility 5.9% MAYU: +11.8%, volatility 11.9% MAYW: +8.0%, volatility 3.8% MAYZ: +11.7%, volatility 11.1% MFUT: +27.6%, volatility 16.0% MMAX: +6.6%, volatility 1.4% MRCP: +13.4%, volatility 7.3% NAPR: +15.8%, volatility 4.8% NAUG: +15.6%, volatility 7.5% NDEC: +14.7%, volatility 8.0% NFEB: +14.9%, volatility 7.8% NJAN: +14.2%, volatility 7.4% NJUL: +10.9%, volatility 8.3% NJUN: +9.1%, volatility 8.7% NMAR: +15.3%, volatility 6.9% NMAY: +11.5%, volatility 6.6% NNOV: +14.5%, volatility 9.1% NOCT: +13.9%, volatility 8.0% NOVM: +6.6%, volatility 2.0% NOVP: +12.8%, volatility 8.3% NOVZ: +10.8%, volatility 10.0% NSEP: +13.3%, volatility 7.1% NVBT: +13.2%, volatility 8.7% NVBU: +10.3%, volatility 10.1% NVBW: +10.1%, volatility 5.4% OCTH: +7.0%, volatility 3.6% OCTJ: +5.8%, volatility 2.7% OCTM: +6.3%, volatility 2.3% OCTP: +13.3%, volatility 9.5% OCTT: +14.1%, volatility 8.0% OCTU: +10.3%, volatility 10.2% OCTW: +9.7%, volatility 4.9% OCTZ: +11.4%, volatility 10.7% ONEZ: +9.9%, volatility 9.7% OOSP: +4.7%, volatility 3.8% OVLH: +8.6%, volatility 9.3% PAPR: +12.7%, volatility 3.5% PAUG: +10.3%, volatility 5.4% PBAP: +11.6%, volatility 3.4% PBAU: +9.4%, volatility 4.8% PBDE: +10.9%, volatility 5.6% PBFB: +10.1%, volatility 4.9% PBFR: +9.7%, volatility 4.4% PBJA: +9.9%, volatility 4.7% PBJL: +8.7%, volatility 4.5% PBJN: +7.2%, volatility 4.8% PBMR: +10.1%, volatility 4.4% PBMY: +8.2%, volatility 3.9% PBNV: +10.4%, volatility 5.5% PBOC: +10.1%, volatility 5.1% PBQQ: +15.6%, volatility 7.9% PBSE: +8.6%, volatility 4.5% PDEC: +12.4%, volatility 6.7% PFEB: +11.3%, volatility 5.9% PHDG: +12.5%, volatility 11.8% PJAN: +11.1%, volatility 5.9% PJUL: +9.3%, volatility 5.4% PJUN: +7.4%, volatility 5.5% PMAP: +6.3%, volatility 1.2% PMAR: +11.6%, volatility 5.4% PMAU: +6.0%, volatility 2.3% PMAY: +8.9%, volatility 4.7% PMFB: +6.1%, volatility 2.0% PMJA: +6.0%, volatility 2.0% PMJL: +5.6%, volatility 2.1% PMJN: +4.8%, volatility 2.2% PMMR: +5.7%, volatility 1.7% PMMY: +5.0%, volatility 1.5% PMOC: +6.2%, volatility 2.1% PMSE: +5.6%, volatility 2.2% PNOV: +11.4%, volatility 6.7% POCT: +11.4%, volatility 6.2% PQAP: +18.4%, volatility 5.5% PQJA: +16.9%, volatility 8.8% PQJL: +12.5%, volatility 9.6% PQOC: +16.1%, volatility 9.1% PSCJ: +9.5%, volatility 5.5% PSCQ: +11.5%, volatility 5.9% PSCW: +12.2%, volatility 3.9% PSCX: +11.2%, volatility 5.6% PSEP: +9.6%, volatility 5.6% PSFD: +13.1%, volatility 7.1% PSFF: +11.3%, volatility 5.8% PSFJ: +11.2%, volatility 6.3% PSFM: +14.8%, volatility 4.3% PSFO: +13.5%, volatility 7.4% PSMD: +11.3%, volatility 5.8% PSMJ: +9.7%, volatility 5.6% PSMO: +11.7%, volatility 6.2% PSMR: +12.7%, volatility 3.8% PSTP: +8.0%, volatility 6.8% PVEX: +9.7%, volatility 13.8% QB: +20.3%, volatility 7.3% QBSF: +7.2%, volatility 3.0% QBUF: +7.6%, volatility 6.6% QCAP: +9.7%, volatility 4.5% QCJA: +11.8%, volatility 6.1% QCJL: +12.3%, volatility 6.2% QCOC: +11.6%, volatility 6.3% QDEC: +18.7%, volatility 10.5% QFLR: +9.3%, volatility 14.1% QGRD: +14.2%, volatility 15.2% QIS: -39.5%, volatility 43.5% QJUN: +10.8%, volatility 9.9% QMAG: +13.8%, volatility 7.3% QMAR: +19.5%, volatility 7.1% QMFE: +15.4%, volatility 7.3% QMMY: +10.9%, volatility 8.4% QMNV: +15.9%, volatility 7.2% QSPT: +17.9%, volatility 10.2% QTAP: +21.8%, volatility 6.6% QTJA: +19.1%, volatility 11.4% QTJL: +15.0%, volatility 12.6% QTOC: +18.6%, volatility 12.9% RB: +14.8%, volatility 6.3% RBUF: +8.3%, volatility 6.2% RFLR: +14.0%, volatility 12.4% RSDE: +9.3%, volatility 7.4% RSJN: +9.7%, volatility 6.9% RSMR: +10.5%, volatility 6.3% RSSE: +10.0%, volatility 6.9% SAUG: +8.8%, volatility 7.5% SBAR: +9.0%, volatility 8.4% SEPM: +6.2%, volatility 2.5% SEPP: +11.1%, volatility 7.8% SEPT: +11.9%, volatility 7.3% SEPU: +11.4%, volatility 10.8% SEPW: +8.3%, volatility 4.6% SEPZ: +11.8%, volatility 10.8% SFEB: +13.3%, volatility 8.9% SFLR: +9.1%, volatility 10.0% SFTY: +16.1%, volatility 12.4% SHUS: +9.8%, volatility 10.1% SIXD: +11.4%, volatility 6.6% SIXF: +13.7%, volatility 6.4% SIXJ: +12.4%, volatility 6.1% SIXO: +8.2%, volatility 5.2% SIXP: +12.5%, volatility 6.3% SIXZ: +11.6%, volatility 6.8% SMAX: +7.4%, volatility 2.6% SMAY: +9.7%, volatility 7.4% SNOV: +10.2%, volatility 9.6% SPBU: +10.6%, volatility 10.5% SPBW: +9.3%, volatility 4.3% SPBX: +11.4%, volatility 5.8% SPD: +6.9%, volatility 13.7% SPYC: +8.1%, volatility 16.4% SQMX: +7.1%, volatility 3.9% STEN: +14.1%, volatility 9.1% TAIL: -15.1%, volatility 8.4% TAPR: +4.8%, volatility 2.1% TFPN: +20.5%, volatility 16.4% THEQ: +9.2%, volatility 9.5% TJAN: +5.9%, volatility 2.7% TJUL: +4.7%, volatility 2.7% TOCT: +3.5%, volatility 2.8% TRIO: +1.1%, volatility 10.5% TWOX: +12.8%, volatility 11.4% UAPR: +11.8%, volatility 3.4% UAUG: +9.7%, volatility 5.2% UDEC: +11.8%, volatility 6.3% UFEB: +10.7%, volatility 5.4% UJAN: +10.5%, volatility 5.3% UJUL: +8.9%, volatility 5.4% UJUN: +7.0%, volatility 5.2% UMAR: +11.0%, volatility 5.1% UMAY: +8.4%, volatility 4.4% UNOV: +10.6%, volatility 6.1% UOCT: +10.7%, volatility 5.6% USEP: +8.9%, volatility 5.2% UXAP: +15.5%, volatility 14.9% UXJA: +15.7%, volatility 14.8% UXJL: +15.4%, volatility 14.8% UXOC: +15.2%, volatility 14.6% VIXM: -18.7%, volatility 18.0% VIXY: -48.5%, volatility 56.3% WTMF: +15.1%, volatility 10.6% WTPI: +11.6%, volatility 9.5% XAPR: +7.8%, volatility 2.8% XAUG: +8.2%, volatility 4.4% XBAP: +13.8%, volatility 3.6% XBJA: +10.9%, volatility 5.9% XBJL: +9.9%, volatility 5.3% XBOC: +11.2%, volatility 6.4% XDEC: +9.3%, volatility 4.7% XDQQ: +9.1%, volatility 17.2% XDSQ: +12.6%, volatility 11.4% XFEB: +9.5%, volatility 4.5% XIDE: +6.6%, volatility 2.8% XIJN: +6.4%, volatility 2.0% XIMR: +7.8%, volatility 2.0% XISE: +6.5%, volatility 2.9% XJAN: +9.1%, volatility 4.8% XJUL: +8.8%, volatility 4.3% XJUN: +7.7%, volatility 3.8% XMAR: +11.3%, volatility 3.1% XMAY: +8.0%, volatility 4.1% XNOV: +10.6%, volatility 4.3% XOCT: +9.6%, volatility 4.6% XSEP: +9.3%, volatility 4.9% XTAP: +18.2%, volatility 4.9% XTJA: +14.5%, volatility 8.4% XTJL: +12.6%, volatility 7.8% XTOC: +14.5%, volatility 9.2% XUSP: +15.7%, volatility 17.5% ZALT: +8.5%, volatility 4.4% ZAPR: +6.2%, volatility 1.5% ZAUG: +5.8%, volatility 2.5% ZDEK: +6.4%, volatility 2.5% ZFEB: +5.7%, volatility 2.1% ZJAN: +5.8%, volatility 2.0% ZJUL: +5.1%, volatility 2.4% ZJUN: +4.9%, volatility 2.4% ZMAR: +6.1%, volatility 2.1% ZMAY: +5.2%, volatility 1.8% ZNOV: +6.0%, volatility 2.5% ZOCT: +6.0%, volatility 2.1% ZSEP: +5.2%, volatility 2.4% AUGM -60% -40% -20% 0% +20% +40% 0% 20% 40% 60% Volatility, last year → AAPR: +6.7%, volatility 2.5% ACEI: +6.2%, volatility 13.3% ACII: +9.1%, volatility 6.6% AHLT: +30.1%, volatility 17.4% AIOO: +3.8%, volatility 2.1% AJAN: +4.0%, volatility 2.6% AJUL: +5.8%, volatility 3.4% AOCT: +5.9%, volatility 2.5% APOC: +2.9%, volatility 2.7% APRH: +7.8%, volatility 2.1% APRJ: +6.2%, volatility 1.6% APRP: +15.2%, volatility 9.4% APRT: +15.8%, volatility 5.2% APRW: +10.8%, volatility 2.8% APRZ: +10.2%, volatility 11.3% APXM: +5.0%, volatility 1.5% ARLU: +9.0%, volatility 12.1% ASMF: +18.4%, volatility 12.0% AUGP: +11.9%, volatility 7.4% AUGT: +12.7%, volatility 7.2% AUGU: +10.9%, volatility 11.0% AUGW: +8.9%, volatility 4.4% AUGZ: +11.0%, volatility 10.7% BALT: +6.6%, volatility 2.4% BAPR: +16.9%, volatility 5.9% BAUG: +13.2%, volatility 7.7% BDEC: +14.3%, volatility 9.2% BFEB: +14.7%, volatility 8.4% BFRZ: +2.8%, volatility 6.1% BJAN: +14.5%, volatility 8.2% BJUL: +12.2%, volatility 7.6% BJUN: +8.9%, volatility 7.5% BMAR: +15.0%, volatility 7.8% BMAY: +11.1%, volatility 6.5% BNOV: +13.5%, volatility 9.4% BOCT: +14.3%, volatility 8.4% BSEP: +12.4%, volatility 7.7% BSTP: +10.7%, volatility 8.6% BTAL: -21.3%, volatility 23.7% BUFB: +12.9%, volatility 7.9% BUFC: +7.0%, volatility 4.5% BUFD: +10.4%, volatility 5.3% BUFF: +10.5%, volatility 5.3% BUFG: +11.6%, volatility 7.7% BUFH: +5.6%, volatility 2.4% BUFM: +7.1%, volatility 6.5% BUFP: +12.3%, volatility 6.5% BUFQ: +16.6%, volatility 9.2% BUFR: +12.5%, volatility 6.7% BUFS: +10.2%, volatility 8.0% BUFT: +9.4%, volatility 3.4% BUFX: +9.0%, volatility 4.1% BUFZ: +10.5%, volatility 5.3% CAIE: +12.2%, volatility 11.6% CCOR: -2.8%, volatility 8.6% CPII: +3.9%, volatility 3.4% CPNJ: +4.6%, volatility 2.7% CPNM: +6.0%, volatility 2.0% CPNQ: +6.7%, volatility 2.8% CPNS: +6.0%, volatility 2.3% CPRA: +6.4%, volatility 1.9% CPRJ: +3.8%, volatility 2.5% CPRO: +7.3%, volatility 2.7% CPRY: +8.3%, volatility 3.8% CPSA: +5.7%, volatility 2.2% CPSD: +6.3%, volatility 2.4% CPSF: +5.9%, volatility 2.1% CPSJ: +5.2%, volatility 2.2% CPSL: +5.5%, volatility 2.3% CPSM: +4.7%, volatility 1.7% CPSN: +6.2%, volatility 2.2% CPSO: +5.9%, volatility 2.1% CPSP: +5.9%, volatility 1.3% CPSR: +5.5%, volatility 1.8% CPST: +5.2%, volatility 2.1% CPSU: +4.7%, volatility 2.2% CPSY: +5.9%, volatility 2.1% CTA: +11.4%, volatility 24.5% DAPR: +8.2%, volatility 3.7% DAUG: +9.4%, volatility 5.6% DBMF: +26.0%, volatility 13.2% DDEC: +11.5%, volatility 5.8% DDFL: +7.0%, volatility 3.5% DDFO: +8.3%, volatility 4.1% DDFS: +7.2%, volatility 3.8% DDTL: +9.8%, volatility 5.8% DDTO: +11.9%, volatility 6.6% DDTS: +10.1%, volatility 6.3% DECM: +6.3%, volatility 2.3% DECP: +14.1%, volatility 10.7% DECT: +14.2%, volatility 9.0% DECU: +10.2%, volatility 10.3% DECW: +10.8%, volatility 5.4% DECZ: +11.3%, volatility 10.7% DFEB: +11.2%, volatility 5.3% DHDG: +14.6%, volatility 6.0% DHSB: +8.4%, volatility 6.7% DJAN: +10.8%, volatility 5.8% DJUL: +10.0%, volatility 5.4% DJUN: +7.9%, volatility 5.0% DLAG: +10.2%, volatility 6.0% DMAR: +12.4%, volatility 3.7% DMAX: +6.5%, volatility 2.2% DMAY: +8.6%, volatility 5.7% DNOV: +12.6%, volatility 5.4% DOCT: +11.2%, volatility 5.5% DSEP: +10.9%, volatility 5.9% EALT: +5.9%, volatility 8.0% FAPR: +10.4%, volatility 5.2% FAUG: +11.3%, volatility 7.1% FB: +12.4%, volatility 4.8% FBUF: +12.6%, volatility 8.6% FDEC: +13.9%, volatility 7.7% FEBM: +6.1%, volatility 2.2% FEBP: +13.2%, volatility 10.6% FEBT: +14.2%, volatility 7.9% FEBU: +10.4%, volatility 10.4% FEBW: +9.9%, volatility 4.8% FEBZ: +10.5%, volatility 10.1% FFEB: +13.8%, volatility 7.2% FFUT: +25.2%, volatility 12.7% FHDG: +13.1%, volatility 6.1% FHEQ: +10.4%, volatility 10.3% FJAN: +13.2%, volatility 7.5% FJUL: +12.2%, volatility 6.9% FJUN: +9.8%, volatility 6.5% FLAO: +2.9%, volatility 5.7% FLJJ: +10.4%, volatility 4.9% FMAR: +15.7%, volatility 5.2% FMAY: +10.2%, volatility 7.1% FMF: +13.1%, volatility 9.7% FNOV: +13.9%, volatility 7.5% FOCT: +14.0%, volatility 7.9% FSEP: +13.4%, volatility 7.6% GAPR: +8.8%, volatility 3.7% GAUG: +9.4%, volatility 5.6% GDEC: +11.4%, volatility 5.9% GFEB: +11.3%, volatility 5.5% GJAN: +10.9%, volatility 5.9% GJUL: +10.3%, volatility 5.5% GJUN: +8.4%, volatility 4.9% GMAR: +13.0%, volatility 4.0% GMAY: +8.9%, volatility 5.8% GNOV: +12.9%, volatility 5.7% GOCT: +11.6%, volatility 5.9% GSEP: +10.9%, volatility 6.1% HEQT: +11.5%, volatility 7.3% HFMF: +9.8%, volatility 17.0% HIDE: +8.8%, volatility 4.9% IMF: +22.0%, volatility 10.7% ISMF: +16.1%, volatility 8.3% IVVB: +9.9%, volatility 7.9% IVVM: +11.7%, volatility 7.5% JAJL: +5.8%, volatility 2.0% JANH: +6.6%, volatility 3.5% JANJ: +5.2%, volatility 2.6% JANM: +6.2%, volatility 2.4% JANP: +13.0%, volatility 7.8% JANT: +13.9%, volatility 7.8% JANU: +10.6%, volatility 10.8% JANW: +9.7%, volatility 4.7% JANZ: +11.3%, volatility 10.6% JNEU: +12.1%, volatility 10.8% JULH: +6.3%, volatility 2.4% JULJ: +5.2%, volatility 1.7% JULM: +5.4%, volatility 2.1% JULP: +11.0%, volatility 7.1% JULT: +11.7%, volatility 7.1% JULU: +11.1%, volatility 10.9% JULW: +8.3%, volatility 4.4% JULZ: +11.5%, volatility 11.2% JUNM: +4.8%, volatility 1.9% JUNP: +8.6%, volatility 9.3% JUNT: +8.9%, volatility 7.2% JUNW: +6.9%, volatility 4.5% JUNZ: +11.5%, volatility 10.6% KAPR: +15.5%, volatility 6.3% KAUG: +9.1%, volatility 7.3% KBUF: -22.4%, volatility 13.1% KDEC: +10.8%, volatility 8.9% KFEB: +14.5%, volatility 10.3% KJAN: +13.0%, volatility 9.7% KJUL: +6.4%, volatility 7.2% KJUN: +6.5%, volatility 7.0% KMAR: +14.1%, volatility 8.8% KMAY: +7.7%, volatility 6.7% KMLM: +22.5%, volatility 12.7% KNOV: +14.3%, volatility 10.1% KOCT: +14.3%, volatility 8.6% KPRO: -13.7%, volatility 8.6% KSEP: +11.8%, volatility 8.4% KSPY: +13.2%, volatility 7.8% LAPR: +6.2%, volatility 1.4% LJAN: +5.1%, volatility 2.4% LJUL: +5.2%, volatility 1.6% LOCT: +5.5%, volatility 2.1% MARM: +6.2%, volatility 1.6% MART: +14.4%, volatility 7.2% MARU: +10.0%, volatility 11.1% MARW: +9.8%, volatility 4.3% MARZ: +10.6%, volatility 10.5% MAXJ: +6.4%, volatility 2.5% MAYM: +4.8%, volatility 2.1% MAYP: +10.3%, volatility 5.6% MAYT: +10.8%, volatility 5.9% MAYU: +11.8%, volatility 11.9% MAYW: +8.0%, volatility 3.8% MAYZ: +11.7%, volatility 11.1% MFUT: +27.6%, volatility 16.0% MMAX: +6.6%, volatility 1.4% MRCP: +13.4%, volatility 7.3% NAPR: +15.8%, volatility 4.8% NAUG: +15.6%, volatility 7.5% NDEC: +14.7%, volatility 8.0% NFEB: +14.9%, volatility 7.8% NJAN: +14.2%, volatility 7.4% NJUL: +10.9%, volatility 8.3% NJUN: +9.1%, volatility 8.7% NMAR: +15.3%, volatility 6.9% NMAY: +11.5%, volatility 6.6% NNOV: +14.5%, volatility 9.1% NOCT: +13.9%, volatility 8.0% NOVM: +6.6%, volatility 2.0% NOVP: +12.8%, volatility 8.3% NOVZ: +10.8%, volatility 10.0% NSEP: +13.3%, volatility 7.1% NVBT: +13.2%, volatility 8.7% NVBU: +10.3%, volatility 10.1% NVBW: +10.1%, volatility 5.4% OCTH: +7.0%, volatility 3.6% OCTJ: +5.8%, volatility 2.7% OCTM: +6.3%, volatility 2.3% OCTP: +13.3%, volatility 9.5% OCTT: +14.1%, volatility 8.0% OCTU: +10.3%, volatility 10.2% OCTW: +9.7%, volatility 4.9% OCTZ: +11.4%, volatility 10.7% ONEZ: +9.9%, volatility 9.7% OOSP: +4.7%, volatility 3.8% OVLH: +8.6%, volatility 9.3% PAPR: +12.7%, volatility 3.5% PAUG: +10.3%, volatility 5.4% PBAP: +11.6%, volatility 3.4% PBAU: +9.4%, volatility 4.8% PBDE: +10.9%, volatility 5.6% PBFB: +10.1%, volatility 4.9% PBFR: +9.7%, volatility 4.4% PBJA: +9.9%, volatility 4.7% PBJL: +8.7%, volatility 4.5% PBJN: +7.2%, volatility 4.8% PBMR: +10.1%, volatility 4.4% PBMY: +8.2%, volatility 3.9% PBNV: +10.4%, volatility 5.5% PBOC: +10.1%, volatility 5.1% PBQQ: +15.6%, volatility 7.9% PBSE: +8.6%, volatility 4.5% PDEC: +12.4%, volatility 6.7% PFEB: +11.3%, volatility 5.9% PHDG: +12.5%, volatility 11.8% PJAN: +11.1%, volatility 5.9% PJUL: +9.3%, volatility 5.4% PJUN: +7.4%, volatility 5.5% PMAP: +6.3%, volatility 1.2% PMAR: +11.6%, volatility 5.4% PMAU: +6.0%, volatility 2.3% PMAY: +8.9%, volatility 4.7% PMFB: +6.1%, volatility 2.0% PMJA: +6.0%, volatility 2.0% PMJL: +5.6%, volatility 2.1% PMJN: +4.8%, volatility 2.2% PMMR: +5.7%, volatility 1.7% PMMY: +5.0%, volatility 1.5% PMOC: +6.2%, volatility 2.1% PMSE: +5.6%, volatility 2.2% PNOV: +11.4%, volatility 6.7% POCT: +11.4%, volatility 6.2% PQAP: +18.4%, volatility 5.5% PQJA: +16.9%, volatility 8.8% PQJL: +12.5%, volatility 9.6% PQOC: +16.1%, volatility 9.1% PSCJ: +9.5%, volatility 5.5% PSCQ: +11.5%, volatility 5.9% PSCW: +12.2%, volatility 3.9% PSCX: +11.2%, volatility 5.6% PSEP: +9.6%, volatility 5.6% PSFD: +13.1%, volatility 7.1% PSFF: +11.3%, volatility 5.8% PSFJ: +11.2%, volatility 6.3% PSFM: +14.8%, volatility 4.3% PSFO: +13.5%, volatility 7.4% PSMD: +11.3%, volatility 5.8% PSMJ: +9.7%, volatility 5.6% PSMO: +11.7%, volatility 6.2% PSMR: +12.7%, volatility 3.8% PSTP: +8.0%, volatility 6.8% PVEX: +9.7%, volatility 13.8% QB: +20.3%, volatility 7.3% QBSF: +7.2%, volatility 3.0% QBUF: +7.6%, volatility 6.6% QCAP: +9.7%, volatility 4.5% QCJA: +11.8%, volatility 6.1% QCJL: +12.3%, volatility 6.2% QCOC: +11.6%, volatility 6.3% QDEC: +18.7%, volatility 10.5% QFLR: +9.3%, volatility 14.1% QGRD: +14.2%, volatility 15.2% QIS: -39.5%, volatility 43.5% QJUN: +10.8%, volatility 9.9% QMAG: +13.8%, volatility 7.3% QMAR: +19.5%, volatility 7.1% QMFE: +15.4%, volatility 7.3% QMMY: +10.9%, volatility 8.4% QMNV: +15.9%, volatility 7.2% QSPT: +17.9%, volatility 10.2% QTAP: +21.8%, volatility 6.6% QTJA: +19.1%, volatility 11.4% QTJL: +15.0%, volatility 12.6% QTOC: +18.6%, volatility 12.9% RB: +14.8%, volatility 6.3% RBUF: +8.3%, volatility 6.2% RFLR: +14.0%, volatility 12.4% RSDE: +9.3%, volatility 7.4% RSJN: +9.7%, volatility 6.9% RSMR: +10.5%, volatility 6.3% RSSE: +10.0%, volatility 6.9% SAUG: +8.8%, volatility 7.5% SBAR: +9.0%, volatility 8.4% SEPM: +6.2%, volatility 2.5% SEPP: +11.1%, volatility 7.8% SEPT: +11.9%, volatility 7.3% SEPU: +11.4%, volatility 10.8% SEPW: +8.3%, volatility 4.6% SEPZ: +11.8%, volatility 10.8% SFEB: +13.3%, volatility 8.9% SFLR: +9.1%, volatility 10.0% SFTY: +16.1%, volatility 12.4% SHUS: +9.8%, volatility 10.1% SIXD: +11.4%, volatility 6.6% SIXF: +13.7%, volatility 6.4% SIXJ: +12.4%, volatility 6.1% SIXO: +8.2%, volatility 5.2% SIXP: +12.5%, volatility 6.3% SIXZ: +11.6%, volatility 6.8% SMAX: +7.4%, volatility 2.6% SMAY: +9.7%, volatility 7.4% SNOV: +10.2%, volatility 9.6% SPBU: +10.6%, volatility 10.5% SPBW: +9.3%, volatility 4.3% SPBX: +11.4%, volatility 5.8% SPD: +6.9%, volatility 13.7% SPYC: +8.1%, volatility 16.4% SQMX: +7.1%, volatility 3.9% STEN: +14.1%, volatility 9.1% TAIL: -15.1%, volatility 8.4% TAPR: +4.8%, volatility 2.1% TFPN: +20.5%, volatility 16.4% THEQ: +9.2%, volatility 9.5% TJAN: +5.9%, volatility 2.7% TJUL: +4.7%, volatility 2.7% TOCT: +3.5%, volatility 2.8% TRIO: +1.1%, volatility 10.5% TWOX: +12.8%, volatility 11.4% UAPR: +11.8%, volatility 3.4% UAUG: +9.7%, volatility 5.2% UDEC: +11.8%, volatility 6.3% UFEB: +10.7%, volatility 5.4% UJAN: +10.5%, volatility 5.3% UJUL: +8.9%, volatility 5.4% UJUN: +7.0%, volatility 5.2% UMAR: +11.0%, volatility 5.1% UMAY: +8.4%, volatility 4.4% UNOV: +10.6%, volatility 6.1% UOCT: +10.7%, volatility 5.6% USEP: +8.9%, volatility 5.2% UXAP: +15.5%, volatility 14.9% UXJA: +15.7%, volatility 14.8% UXJL: +15.4%, volatility 14.8% UXOC: +15.2%, volatility 14.6% VIXM: -18.7%, volatility 18.0% VIXY: -48.5%, volatility 56.3% WTMF: +15.1%, volatility 10.6% WTPI: +11.6%, volatility 9.5% XAPR: +7.8%, volatility 2.8% XAUG: +8.2%, volatility 4.4% XBAP: +13.8%, volatility 3.6% XBJA: +10.9%, volatility 5.9% XBJL: +9.9%, volatility 5.3% XBOC: +11.2%, volatility 6.4% XDEC: +9.3%, volatility 4.7% XDQQ: +9.1%, volatility 17.2% XDSQ: +12.6%, volatility 11.4% XFEB: +9.5%, volatility 4.5% XIDE: +6.6%, volatility 2.8% XIJN: +6.4%, volatility 2.0% XIMR: +7.8%, volatility 2.0% XISE: +6.5%, volatility 2.9% XJAN: +9.1%, volatility 4.8% XJUL: +8.8%, volatility 4.3% XJUN: +7.7%, volatility 3.8% XMAR: +11.3%, volatility 3.1% XMAY: +8.0%, volatility 4.1% XNOV: +10.6%, volatility 4.3% XOCT: +9.6%, volatility 4.6% XSEP: +9.3%, volatility 4.9% XTAP: +18.2%, volatility 4.9% XTJA: +14.5%, volatility 8.4% XTJL: +12.6%, volatility 7.8% XTOC: +14.5%, volatility 9.2% XUSP: +15.7%, volatility 17.5% ZALT: +8.5%, volatility 4.4% ZAPR: +6.2%, volatility 1.5% ZAUG: +5.8%, volatility 2.5% ZDEK: +6.4%, volatility 2.5% ZFEB: +5.7%, volatility 2.1% ZJAN: +5.8%, volatility 2.0% ZJUL: +5.1%, volatility 2.4% ZJUN: +4.9%, volatility 2.4% ZMAR: +6.1%, volatility 2.1% ZMAY: +5.2%, volatility 1.8% ZNOV: +6.0%, volatility 2.5% ZOCT: +6.0%, volatility 2.1% ZSEP: +5.2%, volatility 2.4% AUGM
Each dot is one of 423 unlevered ETFs whose main narrative is the fear layer, placed by its return (up) and how much it swung (right) over the last year.
Risk 2.3% Volatility, last year
−1.6% Largest fall, last year
0.0% Below its high now