AIVC Collar Strategy
AIVC (Amplify Bloomberg AI Value Chain ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
The Amplify Bloomberg AI Value Chain ETF (AIVC) seeks investment results that generally correlate (before fees and expenses) to the total return performance of the Bloomberg AI Value Chain Index. In an equal-weighted index approach, AIVC invests in a global mix of semiconductor, cloud/software and hardware companies that form the foundation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
AIVC (Amplify Bloomberg AI Value Chain ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $51.2M, a beta of 1.71 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 45.8-103.649, average daily share volume of 6K, a public-listing history dating back to 2024. These structural characteristics shape how AIVC etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.71 indicates AIVC has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. AIVC pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a collar on AIVC?
A collar pairs long stock with a protective out-of-the-money put financed by a short out-of-the-money call, capping both tails of the position around the current spot.
Current AIVC snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $101.58, ATM IV 35.70%, IV rank 38.57%, expected move 10.23%. The collar on AIVC below is built from the same end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 34-day expiry.
Why this collar structure on AIVC specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; mid-range AIVC IV at 35.70% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 10.23% (roughly $10.40 on the underlying). The 34-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated AIVC expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AIVC should anchor to the underlying notional of $101.58 per share and to the trader's directional view on AIVC etf.
AIVC collar setup
The AIVC collar below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With AIVC near $101.58, the first option leg uses a $105.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AIVC chain at a 34-day expiry; the cross-strike IV skew is reflected directly in the per-leg values rather than approximated. Quantity sizing assumes one contract per option leg (or 100 AIVC shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $101.58 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $105.00 | $2.45 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $97.00 | $3.40 |
AIVC collar risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$10,253.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $247.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$553.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $102.53
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.447
Max profit roughly equals short-call strike minus cost basis plus net premium; max loss roughly equals cost basis minus long-put strike minus net premium. Breakeven shifts by the net premium.
AIVC collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on AIVC. Each row is one sampled price point from the computed payoff curve; the full curve uses 200 price points internally before being summarized into 10 rows here.
| Underlying Price | % From Spot | P&L at Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| $0.01 | -100.0% | -$553.00 |
| $22.47 | -77.9% | -$553.00 |
| $44.93 | -55.8% | -$553.00 |
| $67.39 | -33.7% | -$553.00 |
| $89.85 | -11.6% | -$553.00 |
| $112.30 | +10.6% | +$247.00 |
| $134.76 | +32.7% | +$247.00 |
| $157.22 | +54.8% | +$247.00 |
| $179.68 | +76.9% | +$247.00 |
| $202.14 | +99.0% | +$247.00 |
When traders use collar on AIVC
Collars on AIVC hedge an existing long AIVC etf position; the long put sets a floor while the short call finances it, often run as a near-zero-cost hedge during expected volatility windows.
AIVC thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AIVC extends from approximately $91.18 on the downside to $111.98 on the upside. A AIVC collar hedges an existing long AIVC position with a protective put while financing the put cost via a short call; when the premiums roughly offset, the collar acts as a near-zero-cost insurance band around the current spot. Current AIVC IV rank near 38.57% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the collar thesis on AIVC should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, AIVC options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AIVC-specific events.
AIVC collar positions are structurally neutral (protective); the modeled P&L assumes European-style exercise at expiration and ignores early assignment, transaction costs, dividends paid before expiry on the stock leg (when present), and the bid-ask spread on the listed chain. AIVC positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AIVC alongside the broader basket even when AIVC-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current AIVC chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on AIVC?
- A collar on AIVC is the collar strategy applied to AIVC (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral (protective): A collar pairs long stock with a protective out-of-the-money put financed by a short out-of-the-money call, capping both tails of the position around the current spot. With AIVC etf trading near $101.58, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AIVC chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are AIVC collar max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit roughly equals short-call strike minus cost basis plus net premium; max loss roughly equals cost basis minus long-put strike minus net premium. Breakeven shifts by the net premium. For the AIVC collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 35.70%), the computed maximum profit is $247.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$553.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a AIVC collar?
- The breakeven for the AIVC collar priced on this page is roughly $102.53 at expiration, derived from end-of-day chain premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The current AIVC market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 10.23%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on AIVC?
- Collars on AIVC hedge an existing long AIVC etf position; the long put sets a floor while the short call finances it, often run as a near-zero-cost hedge during expected volatility windows.
- How does current AIVC implied volatility affect this collar?
- AIVC ATM IV is at 35.70% with IV rank near 38.57%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.