Investors harmed by the mispricing of VIX futures contracts by S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) will have to wait until next year to collect their portion of the $9 million fine collected from the firm by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The SEC created a Fair Fund so the penalty could be distributed to investors that were harmed by the mispricing, but its Division of Enforcement needs more time to to locate and verify contact information for investors, compile investor records, complete the fund administrator solicitation and appointment process, and then develop its plan, according to the agency.
The commission gave the division until March 31, 2022, to submit a proposed plan of distribution of the $9 million, which S&P DJI has agreed to pay without admitting or denying guilt.
In the meantime, Fair Fund monies have been deposited in an interest-bearing account at the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service. Any interest will accrue to the benefit of investors who receive the distribution, but at current rates that won't be much.
