AOA Butterfly Strategy
AOA (iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
The iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF aims to mirror the investment performance of an index, which itself consists of a diversified portfolio of underlying stock and bond funds. This index is specifically formulated to represent an aggressive asset allocation strategy, suitable for those with a higher risk tolerance.
AOA (iShares Core 80/20 Aggressive Allocation ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.33B, a beta of 1.07 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 85.9-100.03, average daily share volume of 149K, a public-listing history dating back to 2008. These structural characteristics shape how AOA etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.07 places AOA roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. AOA pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a butterfly on AOA?
A long call butterfly buys one lower-strike call, sells two ATM calls, and buys one higher-strike call, paying a small net debit for a defined-risk position that maxes out if the underlying pins the middle strike at expiration.
AOA snapshot
As of November 13, 2026, spot at $95.96, ATM IV 13.20%, expected move 3.78%. The butterfly on AOA below is built from the November 13, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 35-day expiry.
Why this butterfly structure on AOA specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for AOA is inferred from ATM IV at 13.20% alone, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 3.78% (roughly $3.63 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated AOA expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AOA should anchor to the underlying notional of $95.96 per share and to the trader's directional view on AOA etf.
AOA butterfly setup
The AOA butterfly below is built from the November 13, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With AOA at $95.96 on that close, the first option leg uses a $91.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AOA chain at a 35-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 AOA shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $91.00 | $5.65 |
| Sell 2 | Call | $96.00 | $1.48 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $101.00 | $0.18 |
AOA butterfly risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$288.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $167.28
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$288.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $93.88, $98.12
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.581
Max profit equals the wing width minus net debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins the middle strike); max loss equals the net debit times 100. Two breakevens at lower-wing plus debit and upper-wing minus debit.
AOA butterfly payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on AOA. 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% | -$288.00 |
| $21.23 | -77.9% | -$288.00 |
| $42.44 | -55.8% | -$288.00 |
| $63.66 | -33.7% | -$288.00 |
| $84.87 | -11.6% | -$288.00 |
| $106.09 | +10.6% | -$288.00 |
| $127.31 | +32.7% | -$288.00 |
| $148.52 | +54.8% | -$288.00 |
| $169.74 | +76.9% | -$288.00 |
| $190.96 | +99.0% | -$288.00 |
When traders use butterfly on AOA
Butterflies on AOA are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect AOA to settle near a specific level at expiration (often the prior close, a round number, or the max-pain strike) and want defined-risk exposure to that outcome.
AOA thesis for this butterfly
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AOA extends from approximately $92.33 on the downside to $99.59 on the upside. A AOA long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if AOA settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. As a Financial Services name, AOA options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AOA-specific events.
AOA butterfly positions are structurally neutral / pin (limited-risk, limited-reward); 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. AOA positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AOA alongside the broader basket even when AOA-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current AOA chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a butterfly on AOA?
- A butterfly on AOA is the butterfly strategy applied to AOA (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral / pin (limited-risk, limited-reward): A long call butterfly buys one lower-strike call, sells two ATM calls, and buys one higher-strike call, paying a small net debit for a defined-risk position that maxes out if the underlying pins the middle strike at expiration. With AOA etf at $95.96 on the November 13, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AOA chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are AOA butterfly max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals the wing width minus net debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins the middle strike); max loss equals the net debit times 100. Two breakevens at lower-wing plus debit and upper-wing minus debit. For the AOA butterfly priced from the November 13, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 13.20%), the computed maximum profit is $167.28 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$288.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a AOA butterfly?
- The breakeven for the AOA butterfly priced on this page is roughly $93.88 and $98.12 at expiration, derived from the November 13, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The AOA market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 3.78%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a butterfly on AOA?
- Butterflies on AOA are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect AOA to settle near a specific level at expiration (often the prior close, a round number, or the max-pain strike) and want defined-risk exposure to that outcome.
- How does current AOA implied volatility affect this butterfly?
- Current AOA ATM IV is 13.20%; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.