['DATE | March_of_2016', 'DATE | monthly', 'ORG | FactSet', 'PERCENT | -4.83%', 'TICKER | VIX', 'exchangeName | Cboe_Volatility_index', 'stockChange | slide', 'stockChange | tumbled']
The Cboe Volatility index VIX, -4.83% has tumbled in recent trade and is on pace for its steepest monthly slide since March of 2016, according to FactSet data.