Before you invest, you may want to review the Volatility Premium Plus ETF (the “Fund”) statutory prospectus and statement of additional information, which contain more information about the Fund and its risks. The current statutory prospectus and statement of additional information dated June 26, 2026 are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus. You can find the Fund’s statutory prospectus, statement of additional information, reports to shareholders, and other information about the Fund online at www.volatilityshares.com/zvol. You can also get this information at no cost by calling at (866) 261-0273 or by sending an email request to contact@volatilityshares.com.

Investment Objective

The Volatility Premium Plus ETF (the “Fund” or “ZVOL”) seeks to provide total return.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund (“Shares”). Investors may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and example set forth below.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. This example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then sell all of your Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain at current levels. This example does not include the brokerage commissions that investors may pay to buy and sell Shares.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, your costs, based on these assumptions, would be:

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it purchases and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover will cause the Fund to incur additional transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, may affect the Fund’s performance. For the fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 0% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

“Volatility Premium” or “roll yield” occurs when a party closes out a short position on an expiring futures contract and opens a new short position in the next futures contract; the price difference (if the new contract is more expensive) results in a gain (i.e., selling a futures contract at a higher price and buying futures back at a lower price).

The Fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its investment objective primarily through managed exposure to short positions on futures contracts based on the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (“CBOE”) Volatility Index (the “VIX”) (“VIX Futures Contracts”), and cash, cash-like instruments or high-quality securities that serve as collateral to the Fund’s investments in VIX Futures Contracts (“Collateral Investments”). The Fund does not invest directly in the VIX, which is an uninvestable index. Instead, the Fund seeks to benefit from rolling short positions on VIX Futures Contracts to produce Volatility Premium and achieve its investment objective.

The Fund has adopted a policy pursuant to Rule 35d-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) to invest in futures contracts and other securities in an amount that provides investment exposure of at least 80% of the value of the Fund’s net assets (plus the amount of any borrowing for investment purposes) to VIX Futures Contracts. The Fund will invest in VIX Futures Contracts and other “VIX-Linked Instruments,” which means: (i) shares of other VIX-linked exchange-traded products registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”), but not registered as investment companies (“VIX-Linked ETPs”) under the 1940 Act; (ii) shares of other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in similar assets to those in which the Fund may invest (“Other Investment Companies”); (iii) exchange-traded option contracts on shares of VIX-Linked ETPs or Other Investment Companies; and (iv) swap agreement transactions that reference VIX, VIX Futures Contracts, VIX-Linked ETPs, Other Investment Companies or VIX-referenced indexes. The Fund will invest in VIX Futures Contracts, VIX-Linked Instruments, and Collateral Investments that, in combination, seek to achieve the Fund’s investment objective.

The investment adviser to the Fund and the ZVOL Subsidiary (defined below) is Volatility Shares LLC (the “Adviser”). The Adviser oversees the Fund and implements the day-to-day portfolio management responsibilities for the Fund. In serving as investment adviser to the Fund, the Adviser does not conduct conventional investment research or analysis or forecast market movement or trends. The Fund expects to gain exposure to the VIX by investing a portion of its assets in a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “ZVOL Subsidiary”). In order to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) for purposes of federal income tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), the Fund will have to reduce its exposure to the ZVOL Subsidiary on or around the end of each of the Fund’s fiscal quarter ends, which it will do via investing in certain other investments described below. During these periods, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. The Fund intends to declare and pay a monthly dividend, which may consist of net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, and return of capital. Distributions of long-term capital gains, if any, are declared and paid annually.

The Fund is classified as a “non-diversified company” under the 1940 Act. The Fund will not concentrate its investments in securities of issuers in any industry or group of industries, as the term “concentrate” is used in the 1940 Act, except to the extent the VIX is concentrated in any industry or group of identified industries.

The VIX

The VIX is a non-investable index that measures the implied volatility (a measure of the expected volatility (i.e., the rate and magnitude of variations in performance) over the next 30 days) of the S&P 500 Index (the “S&P 500”) over 30 days in the future. The S&P 500 measures large-cap U.S. stock market performance and is a float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index of 500 U.S. operating companies and real estate investment trusts selected by the S&P U.S. Index Committee through a non-mechanical process that factors in criteria such as liquidity, price, market capitalization and financial viability. Only common stocks of U.S. companies are eligible for inclusion in the S&P 500. The S&P 500 is reconstituted annually and rebalances quarterly. The S&P 500 is published by S&P Dow Jones Indices. The S&P U.S. Index Committee considers sector balance, as measured by a comparison against each GICS sector weight with its weight against the broader index universe in selecting companies for the S&P 500. The S&P 500 does not include the 500 largest publicly traded companies. The S&P U.S. Index Committee may from time to time, in its sole discretion, add companies to, or delete companies from, the S&P 500.

The VIX does not represent the actual volatility of the S&P 500. Unlike many indexes, the VIX is not an investable index. The VIX is calculated based on the prices of certain put and call options on the S&P 500. The VIX is reflective of the premium paid by investors for certain options linked to the level of the S&P 500.

•        During periods of rising investor uncertainty, including periods of market instability, the implied level of volatility of the S&P 500 typically increases and, consequently, the prices of options linked to the S&P 500 typically increase (assuming all other relevant factors remain constant or have negligible changes). This, in turn, causes the level of the VIX to increase.

•    During periods of declining investor uncertainty, the implied level of volatility of the S&P 500 typically decreases and, consequently, the prices of options linked to the S&P 500 typically decrease (assuming all other relevant factors remain constant or have negligible changes). This, in turn, causes the level of the VIX to decrease.

Volatility, and the level of the VIX, can increase (or decrease) without warning. The VIX was developed by the CBOE and is calculated, maintained, and published by the CBOE. The CBOE may change the methodology used to determine the VIX and has no obligation to continue to publish, and may discontinue the publication of, the VIX. The VIX is reported by Bloomberg Finance L.P. under the ticker symbol “VIX.”

VIX Futures Contracts

VIX Futures Contracts give investors access to tradable S&P 500 volatility by providing a way to take a view on future values of the VIX. The price at which a VIX Futures Contract trades reflects the market’s view of the value of the VIX on the expiration date of the VIX Futures Contract. Under normal market conditions, the Subsidiary’s portfolio will comprise short positions on fourth-, fifth-, sixth- and seventh-month VIX Futures Contracts. The number and type of these contracts will naturally change as the Fund rolls its short positions in such contracts. The Fund intends to distribute the premiums obtained through its rolling of futures contracts, if any, by declaring and paying a monthly dividend.

In order to obtain exposure to VIX, the Fund intends to typically enter into cash-settled VIX Futures Contracts as the “seller,” except as detailed below. In simplest terms, in a cash-settled futures market the counterparty pays cash to the seller if the price of a futures contract goes down, and the seller pays cash to the counterparty if the price of the futures contract goes up. In order to maintain its sought-after exposure to VIX, the Fund intends to exit its futures contracts as they near expiration and replace them with new futures contracts with a later expiration date. Futures contracts with a longer term to expiration may be priced higher than futures contracts with a shorter term to expiration, a relationship called “contango”. If the VIX futures market is in contango, the Fund benefits from rolling its short positions to new VIX Futures Contracts as the existing VIX Futures Contracts approach expiration through the Volatility Premium. Conversely, futures contracts with a longer term to expiration may be priced lower than futures contracts with a shorter term to expiration, a relationship called “backwardation”. When rolling futures contracts that are in backwardation, the Fund will close its position by buying the shorter term contract at a relatively higher price and selling a longer-dated contract at a relatively lower price. The presence of backwardation will adversely affect the performance of the Fund. Further, the returns of the Fund’s VIX Futures Contracts may differ from that of VIX due to the divergence in the prices or the costs associated with investing in futures contracts, which may negatively impact the Fund’s returns.

The Fund invests in VIX Futures Contracts indirectly via the ZVOL Subsidiary. The ZVOL Subsidiary and the Fund will have the same investment adviser and investment objective. The ZVOL Subsidiary will also follow the same general investment policies and restrictions as the Fund. Except as noted herein, for purposes of this Prospectus, references to the Fund’s investment strategies and risks include those of the ZVOL Subsidiary. The Fund complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act governing investment policies and capital structure and leverage on an aggregate basis with the ZVOL Subsidiary. Furthermore, the Adviser, as the investment adviser to the ZVOL Subsidiary, complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act relating to investment advisory contracts as it relates to its advisory agreement with the ZVOL Subsidiary. The ZVOL Subsidiary also complies with the provisions of the 1940 Act relating to affiliated transactions and custody. Because the Fund intends to qualify for treatment as a RIC under the Code, the size of the Fund’s investment in the ZVOL Subsidiary will not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets at or around each quarter end of the Fund’s fiscal year. At other times of the year, the Fund’s investments in the ZVOL Subsidiary will significantly exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets. The ZVOL Subsidiary’s custodian is U.S. Bank, N.A.

If circumstances occur where market prices for VIX Futures Contracts were not readily available, the Fund would fair value its VIX Futures Contracts in accordance with its pricing and valuation policy and procedures for fair value determinations. Pursuant to those policies and procedures, the Adviser would consider various factors, such as pricing history; market levels prior to price limits or halts; supply, demand, and open interest in VIX Futures Contracts. The Adviser would document its proposed pricing and methodology, detailing the factors that entered into the valuation.

Collateral Investments

The Fund will also invest its assets in Collateral Investments. The Collateral Investments may consist of high-quality securities, which include: (1) U.S. Government securities, such as bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury; (2) investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in high quality securities; and/or (3) corporate debt securities, such as commercial paper and other short-term unsecured promissory notes issued by businesses that are rated investment grade or determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality. For these purposes, “investment grade” is defined as investments with a rating at the time of purchase in one of the four highest categories of at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (e.g., BBB- or higher from S&P Global Ratings or Baa3 or higher from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.).

The Collateral Investments are designed to provide liquidity, serve as margin, or otherwise collateralize the ZVOL Subsidiary’s investments in VIX-Linked Instruments. The Fund expects that it will be primarily engaged in investing and reinvesting its assets in “securities,” as such term is defined under the 1940 Act.

Other Investments

In order to help the Fund seek to provide its investment objective, maintain its tax status as a regulated investment company on days in and around quarter-end, meet its investment objective when VIX Futures Contracts are unavailable for investment (for example, due to position limits, accountability levels, or exchange or FCM margin rates), or because of liquidity or other constraints, the Fund may invest in the following:

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

The Fund may invest in reverse repurchase agreements, which are a form of borrowing in which the Fund sells portfolio securities to financial institutions and agrees to repurchase them at a mutually agreed-upon date and price that is higher than the original sale price, and use the proceeds for investment purchases.

As a result of the Fund repurchasing the securities at a higher price, the Fund will lose money by engaging in reverse repurchase agreement transactions.

As noted above, because the Fund intends to qualify for treatment as a RIC under the Code, the size of the Fund’s investment in the ZVOL Subsidiary will not exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets at or around each quarter end of the Fund’s fiscal year (the “Asset Diversification Test”), or if it does, the Fund will seek to avail itself of a permissible cure period or any number of exceptions to the Asset Diversification Test. At other times of the year, the Fund’s investments in the ZVOL Subsidiary are expected to significantly exceed 25% of the Fund’s total (or gross) assets.

When the Fund seeks to reduce its total assets exposure to the ZVOL Subsidiary, it may use the short-term Treasury Bills it owns (and purchase additional Treasury Bills as needed) to transact in reverse repurchase agreement transactions, which are ostensibly loans to the Fund. Those loans will increase the gross assets of the Fund, which the Adviser expects will allow the Fund to meet the Asset Diversification Test. When the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will either (i) be consistent with Section 18 of the 1940 Act and maintain asset coverage of at least 300% of the value of the reverse repurchase agreement; or (ii) treat the reverse repurchase agreement transactions as derivative transactions for purposes of Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act (“Rule 18f-4”), including as applicable, the value-at-risk based limit on leverage risk.

VIX-Linked ETPs

The Fund may invest in shares of VIX-Linked ETPs, which are exchange-traded investment products that are not registered under the 1940 Act that obtain VIX-linked exposure. The VIX-Linked ETPs in which the Fund may invest include ETPs for which the Adviser serves as sponsor. The Adviser may be subject to potential conflicts of interest because the Fund will incur additional expenses from such investments, bearing its share of that VIX-Linked ETP’s expenses while also paying its own management fees and brokerage and other trading costs.

Other Investment Companies

The Fund may invest in shares of Other Investment Companies, that is, shares of investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in similar assets to those in which the Fund may invest.

Exchange-traded option contracts on shares of VIX-Linked ETPs or Other Investment Companies

The Fund may invest in exchange-listed option contracts on shares of Other Investment Companies or shares of VIX-Linked ETPs, each of which invest in similar assets to those in which the Fund may invest. An option is a contract that gives the purchaser of the option, in return for the premium paid, the right to buy shares of an investment company, from the writer of the option (in the case of a call option), or to sell shares of the investment company to the writer of the option (in the case of a put option) at a designated price during the term of the option. The premium paid by the buyer of an option will reflect, among other things, the relationship of the exercise price to the market price and the volatility of the shares of the investment company, the remaining term of the option, supply, demand, interest rates and/or currency exchange rates. The Fund may utilize “American” style options or “European” style options. American style options are exercisable on any date prior to the expiration date of the option contract. In contrast, European style options are exercisable only on the expiration date of the option contract.

Swaps that reference VIX, VIX Futures Contracts, VIX-Linked ETPs, Other Investment Companies or VIX-referenced indexes

Swap contracts are transactions entered into primarily with major global financial institutions for a specified period ranging from a day to more than one year. In a swap transaction, the Fund and a counterparty will agree to exchange or “swap” payments based on the change in value of an underlying asset or benchmark. For example, the two parties may agree to exchange the return (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on a particular investment or instrument. In the case of the Fund, the reference asset can be VIX, VIX Futures Contracts, shares of VIX-Linked ETPs, shares of Other Investment Companies or VIX-referenced indexes.

Principal Risks

Each risk noted below is considered a principal risk of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it appears. The significance of each risk factor below may change over time and you should review each risk factor carefully. The Shares will change in value, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund. The Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

Risks Specific to the Fund’s Investments

Investment Strategy Risk. The Fund, through the ZVOL Subsidiary, invests primarily in VIX Futures Contracts. The Fund does not invest directly in or hold VIX. Instead, the Fund seeks to benefit from decreases in the price of VIX Futures Contracts through the Volatility Premium. The price of VIX Futures Contracts may differ, sometimes significantly, from the current level of VIX. Consequently, the Fund may perform differently from the VIX. Transaction costs (including the costs associated with futures contracts investing), position limits, the availability of counterparties, margin rates, futures contract liquidity, and other factors may impact the cost of VIX Futures Contracts and decrease the correlation between the performance of VIX Futures Contracts and VIX, over short or even long-term periods. In addition, the performance of back-month futures contracts is likely to differ more significantly from the performance of VIX.

Volatility Premium Risk. The levels of the Volatility Premium can diminish, dissipate or even reverse: if VIX Futures Contracts experience backwardation rather than contango; if the value of VIX Futures Contracts rise; and during periods when the Fund isn’t primarily invested in VIX Futures Contracts. If these scenarios were to occur, the Fund’s returns and the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective may be adversely impacted.

Futures Contracts Risk. Risks of futures contracts generally include: (i) an imperfect correlation between the value of the futures contract and the underlying asset; (ii) possible lack of a liquid secondary market; (iii) the inability to close a futures contract when desired; (iv) losses caused by unanticipated market movements, which may be unlimited; (v) an obligation for the Fund to make daily cash payments to maintain its required margin, particularly at times when the Fund may have insufficient cash; and (vi) unfavorable execution prices from rapid selling. Unlike equities, which typically entitle the holder to a continuing stake in a corporation, futures contracts normally specify a certain date for settlement in cash based on the reference asset. As the futures contracts approach expiration, they may be replaced by similar contracts that have a later expiration. This process is referred to as “rolling.” If the market for these contracts is in “contango,” meaning that the prices of futures contracts in the nearer months are lower than the price of contracts in the distant months, the sale of the near-term month contract would be at a lower price than the longer-term contract, resulting in a cost to “roll” the futures contract. The actual realization of a potential roll cost will be dependent upon the difference in price of the near and distant contract. The costs associated with rolling VIX Futures Contracts typically are substantially higher than the costs associated with other futures contracts and may have a significant adverse impact on the performance of the Fund. Because the margin requirement for futures contracts is less than the value of the assets underlying the futures contract, futures trading involves a degree of leverage. As a result, a relatively small price movement in a futures contract may result in immediate and substantial loss, as well as gain, to the investor. For example, if at the time of purchase, 40% of the value of the futures contract is deposited as margin, a subsequent 20% decrease in the value of the futures contract would result in a loss of half of the margin deposit, before any deduction for the transaction costs, if the account were then closed out. A decrease in excess of 40% would result in a loss exceeding the original margin deposit, if the futures contract were closed out. Thus, a purchase or sale of a futures contract may result in losses in excess of the amount initially invested in the futures contract. However, the Fund would presumably have sustained comparable losses if, instead of investing in the futures contract, it had invested in the underlying financial instrument and sold it after the decline.

Additionally, significant and unpredictable increases in VIX Futures Contracts margin rates relative to prevailing futures prices could result in the Fund not achieving its sought-after exposure to VIX. While the presence of contango may positively affect the performance of the Fund, the presence of backwardation will adversely affect the performance of the Fund. The impact of backwardation or contango may lead to the returns of the Fund to vary significantly from the total return of other price references, such as the level of VIX. Additionally, in the event of a prolonged period of backwardation, and absent the impact of a rising or falling VIX level, this could have a significant negative impact on the Fund’s NAV and total return.

The market for the VIX Futures Contracts may be subject to periods of illiquidity. During such times it may be difficult or impossible to buy or sell a position at the desired price. Market disruptions or volatility can also make it difficult to find a counterparty willing to transact at a reasonable price and sufficient size. Illiquid markets may cause losses, which could be significant. Large positions also increase the risk of illiquidity, which may make the Fund’s positions more difficult to liquidate, and increase the losses incurred while trying to do so.

Position Limits and Price Limits

The CFTC and various exchanges on which VIX Futures Contracts trade have established position limits and price limits for VIX Futures Contracts. Position limit regulation and price limit regulation serve distinct purposes and are regulated differently.

Position limits are designed to prevent excessive speculation that could cause sudden or unreasonable fluctuations in the price of a commodity. They limit the maximum number of contracts a person or entity can hold in a particular commodity.

Price limits are mechanisms to maintain orderly markets by restricting the price range within which futures contracts can trade during a trading session. They prevent extreme price movements that could disrupt market stability. Price limits are typically set as a percentage of the previous day’s settlement price. When price limits are hit, trading may be halted or expanded depending on the product and regulatory rules. Unlike position limits, price limits do not restrict the number of contracts a trader can hold but rather the price at which those contracts can be traded. When a price limit is hit, the VIX futures markets may temporarily halt until price limits can be expanded or trading may be stopped for the day.

If the Fund is unable to buy or sell VIX Futures Contracts as a result of position limits being hit or price limits that result in a halted or closed market — or for other reasons including limited liquidity in the VIX futures market, a disruption to the VIX futures market, or as a result of margin requirements, accountability levels, or other limitations imposed by the Fund’s futures commission merchants (“FCMs”), the listing exchanges, or the CFTC — the Adviser would take such action as it believes appropriate and in the best interest of the Fund in consideration of the facts and circumstances at such time, including: (i) investing in VIX-Linked Instruments that are not VIX Futures Contracts; (ii) requiring that Authorized Participants (defined below) purchase and redeem creation units through an exchange for related position (EFRP) method rather than in cash; (iii) applying increased Authorized Participant variable transaction fees for purchases or redemptions of Creation Units made in cash; or (iv) de-levering the Fund, relative to its sought-after investment exposure, by an amount reflecting prevailing price limits. In addition, the Fund generally may suspend the issuance of Creation Units only for a limited time and only due to extraordinary circumstances, such as when the markets on which the ETF’s portfolio holdings are traded are closed for a limited period of time; that is to say, when the Fund is unable to increase its exposure to underlying assets.

Additional Risks Associated with VIX Futures Contracts

In addition to the risks of futures contracts generally, the market for VIX Futures Contracts has additional unique risks. VIX Futures Contracts in particular have been subject to periods of sudden and extreme volatility. As a result, margin requirements for VIX Futures Contracts are higher than those for most other types of futures contracts. In addition, the FCMs utilized by the Fund may impose margin requirements in addition to those imposed by the clearinghouse. Margin requirements are subject to change and may be raised in the future by either or both of the clearinghouse and the FCMs. High margin requirements could prevent the Fund from obtaining sufficient exposure to VIX Futures Contracts and may adversely affect the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective. An FCM’s failure to return required margin to the Fund on a timely basis may cause the Fund to delay redemption settlement dates and/or restrict, postpone or limit the right of redemption.

Currently, the Fund does not anticipate that the liquidity of VIX Futures Contracts will have any material negative impact on the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective or meet any redemptions. If the Fund’s ability to obtain exposure to VIX Futures Contracts were to be disrupted for any reason, including, for example, limited liquidity in the VIX futures market, a disruption to the VIX futures market, or as a result of margin requirements, position limits, accountability levels, or other limitations imposed by the Fund’s FCMs, the listing exchanges, or the CFTC, the Adviser would take such action as it believes appropriate and in the best interest of the Fund in consideration of the facts and circumstances at such time, including to underleverage the Fund, relative to its sought-after exposure, by an amount reflecting prevailing position limits.

Additionally, the ability of the Fund to obtain exposure to VIX Futures Contracts is limited by certain tax rules that restrict the amount the Fund can invest in its wholly owned subsidiary as of the end of each tax quarter. Exceeding this amount may have tax consequences; see the section entitled “Tax Risk” in the Fund’s Prospectus for more information.

Cost of Futures Investment Risk

When an VIX Futures Contract is nearing expiration, the Fund will generally buy back a futures contract and sell a futures contract with a later expiration date. The costs associated with rolling VIX Futures Contracts may be significantly higher than other futures contracts, and such costs may have a significant adverse impact on the performance of the Fund.

If the Fund rolls VIX Futures Contracts that are in backwardation, the Fund would close out its position by buying the shorter-term contract at a relatively higher price and selling a longer-dated contract at a relatively lower price. Backwardation in the VIX futures market may have a significant adverse impact on the performance of the Fund. Both contango and backwardation may limit or prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. The impact of both contango and backwardation may also be greater to the extent the Fund invests in back-month VIX Futures Contracts.

Investment Capacity Risk

If the Fund’s ability to obtain exposure to VIX Futures Contracts consistent with its investment objective is disrupted for any reason, including but not limited to, limited liquidity in the VIX futures market, a disruption to the VIX futures market, or as a result of margin requirements or position limits imposed by the Fund’s FCMs, the CME, or the CFTC, and the Fund could not otherwise meet its investment objective through the use of other investments discussed above, the Fund would not be able to achieve its investment objective and may experience significant losses.

Liquidity Risk

The market for the VIX Futures Contracts may be subject to periods of illiquidity. During such times it may be difficult or impossible to buy or sell a position at the desired price. Market disruptions or volatility can also make it difficult to find a counterparty willing to transact at a reasonable price and sufficient size. Illiquid markets may cause losses, which could be significant. The large size of the positions which the Fund may acquire increases the risk of illiquidity, may make its positions more difficult to liquidate, and increase the losses incurred while trying to do so.

Derivatives Risk. The Fund expects to obtain its sought-after exposure to VIX through derivatives.

Investing in derivatives may be considered aggressive and may expose the Fund to risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in the reference asset(s) underlying the derivative. The use of derivatives may result in larger losses or smaller gains than directly investing in securities or commodities. The risks of using derivatives include: (1) the risk that there may be imperfect correlation between the price of the financial instruments and movements in the prices of the reference asset(s); (2) the risk that an instrument is mispriced; (3) credit or counterparty risk on the amount a Fund expects to receive from a counterparty; (4) the risk that securities prices, interest rates and currency markets will move adversely and a Fund will incur significant losses; (5) the risk that the cost of holding a financial instrument might exceed its total return; and (6) the possible absence of a liquid secondary market for a particular instrument and possible exchange imposed price fluctuation limits, either of which may make it difficult or impossible to adjust a Fund’s position in a particular instrument when desired. Each of these factors may prevent a Fund from achieving its investment objective and may increase the volatility (i.e., fluctuations) of the Fund’s returns. Because derivatives often require limited initial investment, the use of derivatives also may expose a Fund to losses in excess of those amounts initially invested.

The performance of any VIX-Linked Instrument may not track the performance of its underlying benchmark due to embedded costs and other factors. Thus, to the extent the Fund invests in swaps that use an VIX-Linked Instrument as the reference asset, the Fund may be subject to greater correlation risk and may not achieve as high a degree of correlation with its investment objective than if the Fund only used VIX Futures Contracts.

Swap Agreements Risk. The Fund may enter into cash-settled swaps and other derivatives to gain exposure to an underlying asset without actually purchasing such asset. Swaps are two-party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a day to more than one year. In a standard “swap” transaction, two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on a particular pre-determined interest rate, commodity, security, indexes, or other assets or measurable indicators. The primary risks associated with the use of swaps are mispricing or improper valuation, imperfect correlation between movements in the notional amount and the price of the underlying investments, and the failure of a counterparty to perform. If a counterparty’s creditworthiness for an over-the-counter swap declines, the value of the swap would likely decline. Moreover, there is no guarantee that the Fund could eliminate its exposure under an outstanding swap by entering into an offsetting swap with the same or another party. In addition, the Fund may use a combination of swaps on an underlying index and swaps that reference VIX-Linked ETPs

that is designed to track the performance of that index. The performance of an VIX-Linked ETP may deviate from the performance of its underlying index due to embedded costs and other factors. Thus, the Fund’s swaps may be subject to greater correlation risk to the extent such agreements reference an VIX-Linked ETP as the reference asset, and as a result may not achieve as high of a degree of correlation with the price of VIX as it otherwise would using VIX Futures Contracts.

Options Risk. The Fund may purchase exchange-traded options that reference shares of Other Investment Companies or shares of VIX-Linked ETPs. Transactions in options generally require less capital than equivalent stock transactions. They may return smaller dollar figures but a potentially greater percentage of the investment than equivalent stock transactions. The potential profit is limited to the premium received for the contract. The potential loss can be unlimited. While leverage means the percentage returns can be significant, the amount of cash required is smaller than equivalent stock transactions. It is possible to lose the entire principal invested, and sometimes more. As an options holder, a Fund risks the entire amount of the premium it pays. But as an options writer, it takes on a much higher level of risk. For example, if the Fund writes an uncovered call, it faces unlimited potential loss, since there is no cap on how high a stock price can rise. When buying options, a Fund risks losing the premium paid, plus commissions and fees.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements Risk. The Fund may invest in reverse repurchase agreements. Reverse repurchase agreements are transactions in which the Fund sells portfolio securities to financial institutions such as banks and broker-dealers, and agrees to repurchase them at a mutually agreed-upon date and price which is higher than the original sale price. Reverse repurchase agreements are a form of leverage and the use of reverse repurchase agreements by the Fund may increase the Fund’s volatility. The Fund incurs costs, including interest expenses, in connection with the opening and closing of reverse repurchase agreements that will be borne by the shareholders.

Reverse repurchase agreements are also subject to the risk that the other party to the reverse repurchase agreement will be unable or unwilling to complete the transaction as scheduled, which may result in losses to the Fund. In situations where the Fund is required to post collateral with a counterparty, the counterparty may fail to segregate the collateral or may commingle the collateral with the counterparty’s own assets. As a result, in the event of the counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency, the Fund’s collateral may be subject to the conflicting claims of the counterparty’s creditors, and the Fund may be exposed to the risk of a court treating the Fund as a general unsecured creditor of the counterparty, rather than as the owner of the collateral. There can be no assurance that a counterparty will not default and that the Fund will not sustain a loss on a transaction as a result.

Reverse repurchase agreements also involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold by the Fund may decline below the price at which it is obligated to repurchase the securities. In addition, when the Fund invests the proceeds it receives in a reverse repurchase transaction, there is a risk that those investments may decline in value. In this circumstance, the Fund could be required to sell other investments in order to meet its obligations to repurchase the securities.

Risks Relating to Investing in Other Investment Companies or VIX-Linked ETPs. The Fund may invest in long or short positions in Other Investment Companies or VIX-Linked ETPs. Investing in such vehicles may involve duplication of advisory or management fees and certain other expenses. By investing in Other Investment Companies or VIX-Linked ETPs, the Fund becomes a shareholder of that Other Investment Company or VIX-Linked ETP. As a result, Fund shareholders indirectly bear the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by shareholders of such fund, in addition to the fees and expenses Fund shareholders bear in connection with the Fund’s own operations. As a shareholder, the Fund must rely on the Other Investment Company or VIX-Linked ETP to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s performance may be magnified positively or negatively by virtue of its investment in the Other Investment Company or VIX-Linked ETP. If such fund fails to achieve its investment objective, the value of the Fund’s investment could decline, thus affecting the Fund’s performance. In addition, because certain Other Investment Companies or VIX-Linked ETPs shares are listed on national stock exchanges and are traded like stocks on an exchange, their shares potentially may trade at a discount or a premium. Investments in such shares may be subject to brokerage and other trading costs, which could result in greater expenses to the Fund. Finally, because the value of exchange-listed shares may depend on the demand in the market, the Adviser may not be able to liquidate the Fund’s holdings in those shares at the most optimal time, adversely affecting the Fund’s performance. VIX-Linked ETPs are exchange-traded investment products that are not registered under the 1940 Act that obtain exposure to VIX, and accordingly shareholders in such ETPs do not have the protections afforded by the 1940 Act, including, for example, requirements regarding the safekeeping and proper valuation of fund assets, restrictions on transactions with affiliates, limits on leverage, and certain other governance requirements.

Collateral Investments Risk. The Fund’s use of Collateral Investments may include obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, including bills, notes and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury, investment companies registered under the 1940 Act that invest in high quality securities and corporate debt securities, such as commercial paper.

Some securities issued or guaranteed by federal agencies and U.S. Government-sponsored instrumentalities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in which case the investor must look principally to the agency or instrumentality issuing or guaranteeing the security for ultimate repayment, and may not be able to assert a claim against the United States itself in the event that

the agency or instrumentality does not meet its commitment. The U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities do not guarantee the market value of their securities, and consequently, the value of such securities may fluctuate. Although the Fund may hold securities that carry U.S. Government guarantees, these guarantees do not extend to Shares.

Investment companies that invest in high quality securities are subject to management fees and other expenses. Therefore, investments in these funds will cause the Fund to bear indirectly a proportional share of the fees and costs of the funds in which it invests. At the same time, the Fund will continue to pay its own management fees and expenses with respect to all of its assets, including any portion invested in the shares of such fund. It is possible to lose money by investing in investment companies that invest in high quality securities.

Corporate debt securities such as commercial paper generally are short-term unsecured promissory notes issued by businesses. Corporate debt may carry variable or floating rates of interest. Corporate debt securities carry both credit risk and interest rate risk. Credit risk is the risk that the Fund could lose money if the issuer of a corporate debt security is unable to pay interest or repay principal when it is due. Investments in debt securities subject the holder to the credit risk of the issuer. Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer or other obligor of a security will not be able or willing to make payments of interest and principal when due. Generally, the value of debt securities will change inversely with changes in interest rates. To the extent that interest rates rise, certain underlying obligations may be paid off substantially slower than originally anticipated and the value of those securities may fall sharply. During periods of falling interest rates, the income received by the Fund may decline. If the principal on a debt security is prepaid before expected, the prepayments of principal may have to be reinvested in obligations paying interest at lower rates. Debt securities generally do not trade on a securities exchange making them generally less liquid and more difficult to value than common stock.

Asset Concentration Risk. Since the Fund will only concentrate to the extent the VIX is concentrated, the Fund’s performance may be hurt disproportionately and significantly by the poor performance of those positions. Asset concentration makes the Fund more susceptible to any single occurrence affecting the underlying positions and may subject the Fund to greater market risk than more diversified funds.

Counterparty Risk. The Fund will be subject to credit risk (i.e., the risk that a counterparty is unwilling or unable to make timely payments or otherwise meet its contractual obligations) with respect to the amount the Fund expects to receive from counterparties to its derivatives transactions.

The Fund may be negatively impacted if a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform its obligations under such an agreement. The Fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding and the Fund may obtain only limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such circumstances. In order to attempt to mitigate potential counterparty credit risk, the Fund typically enters into transactions with major financial institutions.

The counterparty to an exchange-traded futures contract is subject to the credit risk of the clearing house and the FCM through which it holds its position. Specifically, the FCM or the clearing house could fail to perform its obligations, causing significant losses to the Fund. For example, the Fund could lose margin payments it has deposited with an FCM as well as any gains owed but not paid to the Fund, if the FCM or clearing house becomes insolvent or otherwise fails to perform its obligations. Credit risk of market participants with respect to derivatives that are centrally cleared is concentrated in a few clearing houses and it is not clear how an insolvency proceeding of a clearing house would be conducted and what impact an insolvency of a clearing house would have on the financial system. Under current CFTC regulations, a FCM maintains customers’ assets in a bulk segregated account. If a FCM fails to do so, or is unable to satisfy a substantial deficit in a customer account, its other customers may be subject to risk of loss of their funds in the event of that FCM’s bankruptcy. In that event, in the case of futures, the FCM’s customers are entitled to recover, even in respect of property specifically traceable to them, only a proportional share of all property available for distribution to all of that FCM’s customers. In addition, if the FCM does not comply with the applicable regulations, or in the event of a fraud or misappropriation of customer assets by the FCM, the Fund could have only an unsecured creditor claim in an insolvency of the FCM with respect to the margin held by the FCM. FCMs are also required to transfer to the clearing house the amount of margin required by the clearing house, which amount is generally held in an omnibus account at the clearing house for all customers of the FCM. In addition, the Fund may enter into futures contracts and repurchase agreements with a limited number of counterparties, which may increase the Fund’s exposure to counterparty credit risk. The Fund does not specifically limit its counterparty risk with respect to any single counterparty.

Further, there is a risk that no suitable counterparties are willing to enter into reverse repurchase agreements with the Fund, or continue to enter into, reverse repurchase agreement transactions with the Fund and, as a result, the Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective. There is also the risk that the Fund may not be able to engage in reverse repurchase agreement transactions because suitable counterparties refuse to enter into transactions with the Fund. Contractual provisions and applicable law may prevent or delay the Fund from exercising its rights to terminate an investment or transaction with a financial institution experiencing financial difficulties, or to realize on collateral, and another institution may be substituted for that financial institution without the consent of the Fund. If the credit rating of a counterparty to a futures contract and/or repurchase agreement declines, the Fund may nonetheless choose or be required to

keep existing transactions in place with the counterparty, in which event the Fund would be subject to any increased credit risk associated with those transactions. Also, in the event of a counterparty’s (or its affiliate’s) insolvency, the possibility exists that the Fund’s ability to exercise remedies, such as the termination of transactions, netting of obligations and realization on collateral, could be stayed or eliminated under special resolution regimes adopted in the United States, the European Union and various other jurisdictions. Such regimes provide government authorities with broad authority to intervene when a financial institution is experiencing financial difficulty. In particular, the regulatory authorities could reduce, eliminate, or convert to equity the liabilities to the Fund of a counterparty who is subject to such proceedings in the European Union (sometimes referred to as a “bail in”).

Clearing Broker Risk. The Fund’s investments in exchange-traded futures contracts expose it to the risks of a clearing broker (or an FCM). Under current regulations, a clearing broker or FCM maintains customers’ assets in a bulk segregated account. There is a risk that Fund assets deposited with the clearing broker to serve as margin may be used to satisfy the broker’s own obligations or the losses of the broker’s other clients. In the event of default, the Fund could experience lengthy delays in recovering some or all of its assets and may not see any recovery at all. Furthermore, the Fund is subject to the risk that no FCM is willing or able to clear the Fund’s transactions or maintain the Fund’s assets. If the Fund’s FCMs are unable or unwilling to clear the Fund’s transactions, or if the FCM refuses to maintain the Fund’s assets, the Fund will be unable to have its orders for VIX Futures Contracts fulfilled or assets custodied. In such a circumstance, the performance of the Fund will likely deviate from the performance of VIX and may result in the proportion of VIX Futures Contracts in the Fund’s portfolio relative to the total assets of the Fund to decrease.

Non-Diversification Risk. The Fund is classified as a “non-diversified company” under the 1940 Act. As a result, the Fund is only limited as to the percentage of its assets which may be invested in the securities of any one issuer by the diversification requirements imposed by the Code. The Fund may invest a relatively high percentage of its assets in a limited number of issuers. As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or regulatory occurrence affecting one or more of these issuers, experience increased volatility and be highly invested in certain issuers.

Equity Market Linked Volatility Risk. Volatility is the characteristic of a security or other asset, an index or a market to fluctuate significantly in price within a short time period. Investments linked to equity market volatility, including VIX Futures Contracts, can be highly volatile and may experience sudden, large and unexpected losses. The prices of VIX Futures Contracts have historically been highly volatile. The value of the Fund’s investments in VIX Futures Contracts — and therefore the value of an investment in the Fund — could decline significantly and without warning, including to zero. An investor in the Fund could experience substantial losses and even potentially lose the full principal of his or her investment, the risk of which is heightened during periods of high market volatility. If you are not prepared to accept significant and unexpected changes in the value of the Fund and the possibility that you could lose your entire investment in the Fund, you should not invest in the Fund. The market for VIX Futures Contracts may fluctuate widely based on a variety of factors, including changes in overall market movements, political and economic events and policies, wars, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, changes in interest rates or inflation rates. High volatility may have an adverse impact on the performance of the Fund.

Risks Related to the Management of the Fund

Active Management Risk. The Fund is actively managed, and its performance reflects investment decisions that the Adviser makes for the Fund. Such judgments about the Fund’s investments may prove to be incorrect. If the investments selected and the strategies employed by the Fund fail to produce the intended results, the Fund could underperform as compared to other funds with similar investment objectives and/or strategies, or could have negative returns. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objective.

Frequent Trading Risk. The Fund regularly purchases and subsequently sells (i.e., “rolls”) individual futures contracts throughout the year so as to maintain a fully invested position. As the contracts near their expiration dates, the Fund rolls them over into new contracts. This frequent trading of contracts may increase the amount of commissions or mark-ups to broker-dealers that the Fund pays when it buys and sells contracts, which may detract from the Fund’s performance. High portfolio turnover may result in the Fund paying higher levels of transaction costs and may generate greater tax liabilities for shareholders. Frequent trading risk may cause the Fund’s performance to be less than expected.

Rebalancing Risk. If for any reason the Fund is unable to rebalance all or a portion of its portfolio, or if all or a portion of the portfolio is rebalanced incorrectly, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective. Additionally, the rebalancing of futures contracts may impact the trading in such futures contracts and may adversely affect the value of the Fund. For example, such trading may cause the Fund’s FCMs to adjust their hedges. The trading activity associated with such transactions will contribute to the existing trading volume on the underlying futures contracts and may adversely affect the market price of such underlying futures contracts.

Operational Risk. The Fund is exposed to operational risks arising from a number of factors, including, but not limited to, human error, processing and communication errors, errors of the Fund’s service providers, counterparties or other third parties, failed or inadequate processes and technology or systems failures. The Fund and the Adviser seek to reduce these operational risks through controls and procedures. However, these measures do not address every possible risk and may be inadequate to address these risks.

Valuation Risk. The Fund or the ZVOL Subsidiary may hold securities or other assets that may be valued on the basis of factors other than market quotations. This may occur because the asset or security does not trade on a centralized exchange, or in times of market turmoil or reduced liquidity. There are multiple methods that can be used to value a portfolio holding when market quotations are not readily available. The value established for any portfolio holding at a point in time might differ from what would be produced using a different methodology or if it had been priced using market quotations. Portfolio holdings that are valued using techniques other than market quotations, including “fair valued” assets or securities, may be subject to greater fluctuation in their valuations from one day to the next than if market quotations were used. In addition, there is no assurance that the Fund or the ZVOL Subsidiary could sell or close out a portfolio position for the value established for it at any time, and it is possible that the Fund or the ZVOL Subsidiary would incur a loss because a portfolio position is sold or closed out at a discount to the valuation established by the Fund or the ZVOL Subsidiary at that time. The Fund’s ability to value investments may be impacted by technological issues or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Risks Related to the Trading of Shares

Trading Issues Risk. Trading in Shares on the Exchange may be halted due to market conditions or for reasons that, in the view of the Exchange, make trading in Shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in Shares on the Exchange is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility pursuant to the Exchange’s “circuit breaker” rules. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange necessary to maintain the listing of the Fund will continue to be met or will remain unchanged. The Fund may have difficulty maintaining its listing on the Exchange in the event the Fund’s assets are small, the Fund does not have enough shareholders, or if the Fund is unable to proceed with creation and/or redemption orders.

Authorized Participant Concentration Risk. Only an “Authorized Participant” (i.e., broker-dealers and large institutional investors that have entered into participation agreements with the Fund) may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund. The Fund has a limited number of institutions that act as Authorized Participants on an agency basis (i.e., on behalf of other market participants). To the extent that these institutions exit the business or are unable to proceed with creation and/or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other Authorized Participant is able to step forward to create or redeem, in either of these cases, Shares may trade at a discount to the Fund’s NAV and possibly face delisting.

Market Maker Risk. If the Fund has lower average daily trading volumes, it may rely on a small number of third-party market makers to provide a market for the purchase and sale of Shares. Any trading halt or other problem relating to the trading activity of these market makers could result in a dramatic change in the spread between the Fund’s NAV and the price at which the Shares are trading on the Exchange, which could result in a decrease in value of the Shares. In addition, decisions by market makers or Authorized Participants to reduce their role or step away from these activities in times of market stress could inhibit the effectiveness of the arbitrage process in maintaining the relationship between the underlying values of the Fund’s portfolio securities and the Fund’s market price. This reduced effectiveness could result in Shares trading at a discount to NAV and also in greater than normal intra-day bid-ask spreads for Shares.

Premium/Discount Risk. The market price of the Shares will generally fluctuate in accordance with changes in the Fund’s NAV as well as the relative supply of and demand for Shares on the Exchange. The Fund’s market price may deviate from the value of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, particularly in time of market stress, with the result that investors may pay more or receive less than the underlying value of the Shares bought or sold. The Adviser cannot predict whether Shares will trade below, at, or above their NAV because the Shares trade on the Exchange at market prices and not at NAV. Price differences may be due, in large part, to the fact that supply and demand forces at work in the secondary trading market for Shares will be closely related, but not identical, to the same forces influencing the prices of the holdings of the Fund trading individually or in the aggregate at any point in time. However, given that Shares can only be purchased and redeemed in Creation Units, and only to and from broker-dealers and large institutional investors that have entered into participation agreements (unlike shares of closed-end funds, which frequently trade at appreciable discounts from, and sometimes at premiums to, their NAV), the Adviser believes that large discounts or premiums to the NAV of Shares should not be sustained. During stressed market conditions, the market for the Shares may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the market for the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which could in turn lead to differences between the market price of the Shares and their NAV. This can be reflected as a spread between the bid and ask prices for the Fund quoted during the day or a premium or discount in the closing price from the Fund’s NAV.

Active Market Risk. Although the Shares are listed for trading on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for the Shares will develop or be maintained. Shares trade on the Exchange at market prices that may be below, at or above the Fund’s NAV. Securities, including the Shares, are subject to market fluctuations and liquidity constraints that may be caused by such factors as economic, political, or regulatory developments, changes in interest rates, and/or perceived trends in securities prices. Shares could decline in value or underperform other investments.

Cash Transaction Risk. Most ETFs generally make in-kind redemptions to avoid being taxed at the fund level on gains on the distributed portfolio securities. However, unlike most ETFs, the Fund may effect some or all redemptions for cash, rather than in-kind, because of the nature of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may be required to sell portfolio securities to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds, which involves transaction costs that the Fund may not have incurred had it effected redemptions entirely in kind. These costs may include brokerage costs and/or taxable gains or losses, which may be imposed on the Fund and decrease the Fund’s NAV to the extent such costs are not offset by a transaction fee payable to an Authorized Participant. If the Fund recognizes gain on these sales, this generally will cause the Fund to recognize gain it might not otherwise have recognized if it were to distribute portfolio securities in-kind, or to recognize such gain sooner than would otherwise be required. This may decrease the tax efficiency of the Fund compared to ETFs that utilize an in-kind redemption process, and there may be a substantial difference in the after-tax rate of return between the Fund and other ETFs.

Risks Related to Regulation, External Factors, and Federal Income Tax Consequences

Tax Risk. The Fund has elected to be treated, and intends to qualify each year, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As a RIC, the Fund will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the portion of its net investment income and net capital gain that it distributes to Shareholders, provided that it satisfies certain requirements of the Code. If the Fund does not qualify as a RIC for any taxable year and certain relief provisions are not available, the Fund’s taxable income will be subject to tax at the Fund level and to a further tax at the shareholder level when such income is distributed. Additionally, buying securities shortly before the record date for a taxable dividend or capital gain distribution is commonly known as “buying the dividend.” In the event a shareholder purchases Shares shortly before such a distribution, the entire distribution may be taxable to the shareholder even though a portion of the distribution effectively represents a return of the purchase price. To comply with the asset diversification test applicable to a RIC, the Fund will limit its investments in the ZVOL Subsidiary to 25% of the Fund’s total assets at the end of each quarter of each of its taxable years. The investment strategy of the Fund will cause the Fund to hold substantially more than 25% of the Fund’s total assets in investments in the ZVOL Subsidiary the majority of the time. The Fund intends to manage the exposure to the ZVOL Subsidiary so that the Fund’s investments in the ZVOL Subsidiary do not exceed 25% of the total assets at the end of any quarter. If the Fund’s investments in the ZVOL Subsidiary were to exceed 25% of the Fund’s total assets at the end of a quarter, the Fund, generally, has a grace period to cure such lack of compliance. If the Fund fails to timely cure, it may no longer be eligible to be treated as a RIC.

Because VIX Futures Contracts produce non-qualifying income for purposes of qualifying as a RIC, the Fund makes its investments in VIX Futures Contracts through the ZVOL Subsidiary. The Fund intends to treat any income it may derive from the futures contracts received by the ZVOL Subsidiary as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Code applicable to RICs. The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has issued numerous Private Letter Rulings (“PLRs”) provided to third parties not associated with the Fund or its affiliates (which only those parties may rely on as precedent) concluding that similar arrangements resulted in qualifying income. Many of such PLRs have now been revoked by the IRS. In March of 2019, the IRS published Regulations that concluded that income from a corporation similar to the ZVOL Subsidiary would be qualifying income, if the income is related to the Fund’s business of investing in stocks or securities. Although the Regulations do not require distributions from the ZVOL Subsidiary, the Fund intends to cause the ZVOL Subsidiary to make distributions that would allow the Fund to make timely distributions to its shareholders. The Fund generally will be required to include in its own taxable income the income of the ZVOL Subsidiary for a tax year, regardless of whether the Fund receives a distribution of the ZVOL Subsidiary’s income in that tax year, and this income would nevertheless be subject to the distribution requirement for qualification as a regulated investment company and would be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax.

If, in any year, the Fund were to fail to qualify for the special tax treatment accorded a RIC and its shareholders, and were ineligible to or were not to cure such failure, the Fund would be taxed in the same manner as an ordinary corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax on all its income at the fund level. The resulting taxes could substantially reduce the Fund’s net assets and the amount of income available for distribution. In addition, in order to requalify for taxation as a RIC, the Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest, and make certain distributions.

Subsidiary Regulatory Risk. Changes in the laws of the United States and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the ZVOL Subsidiary are organized, respectively, could result in the inability of the Fund to operate as intended and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. The ZVOL Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and is not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act. However, as the ZVOL Subsidiary is wholly-owned by the Fund, and the investors of the Fund will have the investor protections of the 1940 Act, the Fund as a whole — including the ZVOL Subsidiary — will provide investors with 1940 Act protections.

Commodity Regulatory Risk. The Fund’s use of commodity futures subject to regulation by the CFTC has caused the Fund to be classified as a “commodity pool” and this designation requires that the Fund comply with CFTC rules, which may impose additional regulatory requirements and compliance obligations. The Fund’s investment decisions may need to be modified, and commodity contract positions held by the Fund may have to be liquidated at disadvantageous times or prices, to avoid exceeding any applicable position limits established by the CFTC, potentially subjecting the Fund to substantial losses. The regulation of commodity transactions in the United States is subject to ongoing modification by government, self-regulatory and judicial action. The effect of any future regulatory change with respect to any aspect of the Fund is impossible to predict, but could be substantial and adverse to the Fund.

Natural Disaster/Epidemic Risk. Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease, including pandemics and epidemics (for example, the novel coronavirus COVID-19), have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets and have recently led, and may continue to lead, to increased market volatility and significant market losses. Such natural disaster and health crises could exacerbate political, social, and economic risks, and result in significant breakdowns, delays, shutdowns, social isolation, and other disruptions to important global, local and regional supply chains affected, with potential corresponding results on the operating performance of the Fund and its investments. A climate of uncertainty and panic, including the contagion of infectious viruses or diseases, may adversely affect global, regional, and local economies and reduce the availability of potential investment opportunities, and increases the difficulty of performing due diligence and modeling market conditions, potentially reducing the accuracy of financial projections. Under these circumstances, the Fund may have difficulty achieving its investment objectives which may adversely impact Fund performance. Further, such events can be highly disruptive to economies and markets, significantly disrupt the operations of individual companies (including, but not limited to, the Adviser, third party service providers, and counterparties), sectors, industries, markets, securities and commodity exchanges, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund’s investments. These factors can cause substantial market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, changes in the availability of and the margin requirements for certain instruments, and can impact the ability of the Fund to complete redemptions and otherwise affect Fund performance and Fund trading in the secondary market. A widespread crisis would also affect the global economy in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen. How long such events will last and whether they will continue or recur cannot be predicted. Impacts from these could have a significant impact on the Fund’s performance, resulting in losses to your investment.

Cybersecurity Risk. The Fund is susceptible to operational risks through breaches in cybersecurity. A breach in cybersecurity refers to both intentional and unintentional events that may cause the Fund to lose proprietary information, suffer data corruption or lose operational capacity. Such events could cause the Fund to incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs associated with corrective measures and/or financial loss. Cybersecurity breaches may involve unauthorized access to the Fund’s digital information systems through “hacking” or malicious software coding, but may also result from outside attacks such as denial-of service attacks through efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users. In addition, cybersecurity breaches of the Fund’s third-party service providers, such as its administrator, transfer agent, or custodian, as applicable, or issuers in which the Fund invests, can also subject the Fund to many of the same risks associated with direct cybersecurity breaches. While the Fund has established business continuity plans and risk management systems designed to reduce the risks associated with cybersecurity, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems. Additionally, there is no guarantee that such efforts will succeed, especially because the Fund does not directly control the cybersecurity systems of issuers or third-party service providers.

Performance

The following performance information indicates some of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows the Fund’s performance from year to year. The table illustrates how the Fund’s average annual total returns compare with those of a broad-based security market index. Past performance does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost on the Fund’s website at https://www.volatilityshares.com/zvol or by calling the Fund at (866) 261-0273.

The Fund’s highest quarterly return was 11.17% (quarter-ended December 31, 2024) and the Fund’s lowest quarterly return was (10.21)% (quarter-ended June 30, 2025). The Fund’s year-to-date performance as of the most recent quarter-end (March 31, 2026) was (11.93)%.

​(1)         On or about October 27, 2025, the Fund ceased tracking the S&P 500® VIX Mid-Term Futures Inverse Daily Index. Therefore, the Fund’s performance and historical returns shown for periods prior to October 27, 2025, are not indicative of the performance that the Fund, based on its current investment strategies, would have generated.

After-tax returns in the table above are calculated using the historical highest individual U.S. federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state or local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to tax-exempt investors or investors who hold Shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”). Fund returns after taxes on distributions and sales of Shares are calculated assuming that an investor has sufficient capital gains of the same character from other investments to offset any capital losses from the sales of Shares. As a result, Fund returns after taxes on distributions and sales of Shares may exceed Fund returns before taxes and/or returns after taxes on distributions.

Management

Investment Adviser

Volatility Shares LLC

Portfolio Managers

The following persons serve as portfolio managers of the Fund.

•        Charles Lowery — Chief Investment Officer, Volatility Shares

•        Anand Desai — Head of Portfolio Management, Volatility Shares

•        Dustin Shidaker — Portfolio Manager, Volatility Shares

Each of the portfolio managers is primarily and jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.

Purchase and Sale of Shares

The Fund issues and redeems Shares on a continuous basis, at NAV, only in large blocks of shares called “Creation Units.” Individual Shares may only be purchased and sold on the secondary market through a broker-dealer at a market price. Since Shares trade on securities exchanges in the secondary market at their market price rather than their NAV, the Shares may trade at a price greater than (premium) or less than (discount) the Fund’s NAV. An investor may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay to purchase Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept for Shares (ask) when buying or selling Shares in the secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information, including the Fund’s NAV, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask spreads, is available online at www.volatilityshares.com.

Tax Information

The Fund’s distributions will generally be taxable as ordinary income, returns of capital or capital gains. A sale of Shares may result in capital gain or loss.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase Shares through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Adviser and Foreside Fund Services, LLC, the Fund’s distributor (the “Distributor”), may pay the intermediary for the sale of Shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

You can find the Fund’s statutory prospectus and other information about the Fund, including the statement of additional information and most recent reports to shareholders, online at www.volatilityshares.com/zvol.