BDCZ - ETRACS MarketVector Business Development Companies Liquid Index ETN
The ETRACS Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index ETN Series B due April 26, 2041 are senior unsecured debt securities issued by UBS AG. The index is intended to measure the performance of all business development companies listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ that satisfy specified market capitalization and other eligibility requirements. It refers to the business development companies included in the Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index as the “index constituents.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $11.8M
- Beta
- 0.44
- 52-Week Range
- 13.845-19.6
- Dividend Yield
- $1.66
- IPO Date
- Oct 12, 2015
- Exchange
- AMEX
BDCZ Options Snapshot
Options pricing data for BDCZ is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.
What This Page Covers
The BDCZ overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
Frequently asked BDCZ overview questions
- What is BDCZ?
- BDCZ is the ticker symbol for ETRACS MarketVector Business Development Companies Liquid Index ETN, an listed exchange-traded fund. The ETRACS Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index ETN Series B due April 26, 2041 are senior unsecured debt securities issued by UBS AG. The index is intended to measure the performance of all business development companies listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ that satisfy specified market capitalization and other eligibility requirements. Listed on AMEX. BDCZ is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are BDCZ's key statistics?
- ETRACS MarketVector Business Development Companies Liquid Index ETN (BDCZ) carries a market capitalization of $11.8M, 52-week range of 13.845-19.6. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does BDCZ belong to?
- ETRACS MarketVector Business Development Companies Liquid Index ETN operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare BDCZ's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the BDCZ data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for BDCZ, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.