AVUV Cash-Secured Put Strategy
AVUV (Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
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AVUV (Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $25.92B, a beta of 1.10 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 85.79-121.115, average daily share volume of 1.2M, a public-listing history dating back to 2019. These structural characteristics shape how AVUV etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.10 places AVUV roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. AVUV 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 AVUV?
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 AVUV snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $117.39, ATM IV 22.10%, IV rank 40.53%, expected move 6.34%. The cash-secured put on AVUV 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 AVUV specifically: AVUV IV at 22.10% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a AVUV cash-secured put sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 6.34% (roughly $7.44 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 AVUV expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on AVUV should anchor to the underlying notional of $117.39 per share and to the trader's directional view on AVUV etf.
AVUV cash-secured put setup
The AVUV 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 AVUV near $117.39, the first option leg uses a $110.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed AVUV 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 AVUV shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell 1 | Put | $110.00 | $0.75 |
AVUV cash-secured put risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- +$75.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $75.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$10,924.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $109.25
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.007
Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium.
AVUV cash-secured put payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the cash-secured put on AVUV. 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% | -$10,924.00 |
| $25.96 | -77.9% | -$8,328.55 |
| $51.92 | -55.8% | -$5,733.11 |
| $77.87 | -33.7% | -$3,137.66 |
| $103.83 | -11.6% | -$542.21 |
| $129.78 | +10.6% | +$75.00 |
| $155.74 | +32.7% | +$75.00 |
| $181.69 | +54.8% | +$75.00 |
| $207.65 | +76.9% | +$75.00 |
| $233.60 | +99.0% | +$75.00 |
When traders use cash-secured put on AVUV
Cash-secured puts on AVUV earn premium while a trader waits to acquire AVUV etf at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning AVUV.
AVUV thesis for this cash-secured put
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for AVUV extends from approximately $109.95 on the downside to $124.83 on the upside. A AVUV cash-secured put lets a trader earn premium while waiting to acquire AVUV 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 AVUV IV rank near 40.53% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the cash-secured put thesis on AVUV should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, AVUV options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to AVUV-specific events.
AVUV 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. AVUV positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move AVUV alongside the broader basket even when AVUV-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a cash-secured put on AVUV carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical AVUV earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current AVUV chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a cash-secured put on AVUV?
- A cash-secured put on AVUV is the cash-secured put strategy applied to AVUV (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 AVUV etf trading near $117.39, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed AVUV chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are AVUV 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 AVUV cash-secured put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 22.10%), the computed maximum profit is $75.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$10,924.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a AVUV cash-secured put?
- The breakeven for the AVUV cash-secured put priced on this page is roughly $109.25 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 AVUV market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 6.34%; 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 AVUV?
- Cash-secured puts on AVUV earn premium while a trader waits to acquire AVUV etf at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning AVUV.
- How does current AVUV implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?
- AVUV ATM IV is at 22.10% with IV rank near 40.53%, 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.