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VS Trust

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Mar 29, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Mar 29, 2024

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒ Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31,2023.

or

☐ Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from to .

Commission file number:001-41280

VS Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware84-6704517
(State or other jurisdiction of(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)Identification No.)

**c/o Volatility Shares LLC

2000 PGA Boulevard, Suite 4440

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33408

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(866) 261-0273

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
-1x Short VIX Futures ETFSVIXCboe BZX Exchange
2x Long VIX Futures ETFUVIXCboe BZX Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.☐ Yes☒No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.☐ Yes☒ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.☒Yes ☐No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).☒Yes ☐No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer☐Accelerated Filer☐
Non-Accelerated Filer☐Smaller Reporting Company☒
Emerging Growth Company☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statement of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.).☐ Yes☒ No

As of February 29, 2024, the registrant had 10,374,975 shares of common stock, $0 par value per share, outstanding.

The aggregate market value of each Fund’s units held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2023 and the number of outstanding units for each Fund as of February 29, 2024, are included in the table below.

FundAggregate Market Value of the Fund’s Units Held by Non-Affiliates as of June 30, 2023Number of Outstanding Units as of February 29, 2024
-1x Short VIX Futures ETF$72,302,4133,160,000
2x Long VIX Futures ETF$85,338,8027,214,975
Total$157,641,215

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

None.

THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES CONTAINED IN PART IV OF THIS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K CONSTITUTE THE ANNUAL REPORT WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMODITY POOLS FOR PURPOSES OF COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION RULE 4.22(C)

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Table of Contents

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Part I.1
Item 1.Business1
Item 1A.Risk Factors16
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments16
Item 2.Properties17
Item 3.Legal Proceedings17
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures17
Part II.18
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities18
Item 6.[Reserved]20
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations20
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data27
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure28
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures28
Item 9B.Other Information29
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections29
Part III.30
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance30
Item 11.Executive Compensation34
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters34
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence34
Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services34
Part IV.35
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules35

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