AVGV Cash-Secured Put Strategy

AVGV (Avantis All Equity Markets Value ETF 9), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

Designed to provide exposure to a broadly diversified set of companies, sectors and countries while focusing on securities we believe have higher expected returns*–companies trading at lower valuations with higher profitability ratios. The strategy pursues its objective through investing in a series of other Avantis exchange-traded funds (ETFs).Pursues the benefits associated with indexing (diversification, low turnover, transparency of exposures), but with the ability to add value by making investment decisions using information in current prices.Efficient portfolio management and trading process that is designed to enhance returns while seeking to reduce unnecessary risks and transaction costs for investors.This strategy is built to provide an investor with an effective total-market value allocation.

AVGV (Avantis All Equity Markets Value ETF 9) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $319.0M, a beta of 0.81 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 61.8-84.42, average daily share volume of 30K, a public-listing history dating back to 2023. These structural characteristics shape how AVGV etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.81 places AVGV roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. AVGV pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a cash-secured put on AVGV?

A cash-secured put sells an out-of-the-money put while holding cash equal to the strike-times-100 obligation, keeping the premium when the underlying stays above the strike.

Current AVGV snapshot

As of May 15, 2026, spot at $83.17, ATM IV 17.90%, IV rank 20.95%, expected move 5.13%. The cash-secured put on AVGV 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 cash-secured put structure on AVGV specifically: AVGV IV at 17.90% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which means a premium-selling AVGV cash-secured put collects less credit per unit of strike-width risk, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 5.13% (roughly $4.27 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 AVGV expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AVGV should anchor to the underlying notional of $83.17 per share and to the trader's directional view on AVGV etf.

AVGV cash-secured put setup

The AVGV cash-secured put below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With AVGV near $83.17, the first option leg uses a $79.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AVGV 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 AVGV shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Sell 1Put$79.00$0.43

AVGV cash-secured put risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit
+$43.00
Max Profit (per contract)
$43.00
Max Loss (per contract)
-$7,856.00
Breakeven(s)
$78.57
Risk / Reward Ratio
0.005

Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium.

AVGV cash-secured put payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the cash-secured put on AVGV. 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 SpotP&L at Expiration
$0.01-100.0%-$7,856.00
$18.40-77.9%-$6,017.18
$36.79-55.8%-$4,178.35
$55.17-33.7%-$2,339.53
$73.56-11.6%-$500.70
$91.95+10.6%+$43.00
$110.34+32.7%+$43.00
$128.73+54.8%+$43.00
$147.12+76.9%+$43.00
$165.50+99.0%+$43.00

When traders use cash-secured put on AVGV

Cash-secured puts on AVGV earn premium while a trader waits to acquire AVGV etf at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning AVGV.

AVGV thesis for this cash-secured put

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AVGV extends from approximately $78.90 on the downside to $87.44 on the upside. A AVGV cash-secured put lets a trader earn premium while waiting to acquire AVGV at the strike price; the strategy is most attractive when the trader is comfortable holding the underlying at that level and IV is rich enough to compensate for the assignment risk. Current AVGV IV rank near 20.95% sits in the lower third of its 1-year distribution, where IV often re-expands toward the mean; this favors premium-buying structures and disadvantages premium-selling structures on AVGV at 17.90%. As a Financial Services name, AVGV options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AVGV-specific events.

AVGV cash-secured put positions are structurally neutral to slightly bullish; 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. AVGV positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AVGV alongside the broader basket even when AVGV-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a cash-secured put on AVGV carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical AVGV earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current AVGV chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a cash-secured put on AVGV?
A cash-secured put on AVGV is the cash-secured put strategy applied to AVGV (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral to slightly bullish: A cash-secured put sells an out-of-the-money put while holding cash equal to the strike-times-100 obligation, keeping the premium when the underlying stays above the strike. With AVGV etf trading near $83.17, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AVGV chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are AVGV cash-secured put max profit and max loss calculated?
Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium. For the AVGV cash-secured put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 17.90%), the computed maximum profit is $43.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$7,856.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a AVGV cash-secured put?
The breakeven for the AVGV cash-secured put priced on this page is roughly $78.57 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 AVGV market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 5.13%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a cash-secured put on AVGV?
Cash-secured puts on AVGV earn premium while a trader waits to acquire AVGV etf at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning AVGV.
How does current AVGV implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?
AVGV ATM IV is at 17.90% with IV rank near 20.95%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.

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