BRF - VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF
VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS Brazil Small-Cap Index (MVBRFTR), which includes securities of small capitalization companies that are incorporated in Brazil or that are incorporated outside of Brazil but have at least 50% of their revenues/related assets in Brazil.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $17.39, ATM IV 392.4%, max pain $17.00, net GEX $8.5K.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $24.6M
- Beta
- 1.26
- 52-Week Range
- 13.87-20.44
- Dividend Yield
- $0.89
- IPO Date
- May 14, 2009
- Exchange
- AMEX
What BRF Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 83.3% signals elevated pricing relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-selling structures (credit spreads, iron condors, covered calls); positive net gamma exposure ($8.5K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.015) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The BRF 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 BRF overview questions
- What is BRF?
- BRF is the ticker symbol for VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS Brazil Small-Cap Index (MVBRFTR), which includes securities of small capitalization companies that are incorporated in Brazil or that are incorporated outside of Brazil but have at least 50% of their revenues/related assets in Brazil. Listed on AMEX. BRF 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 does the BRF options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the BRF options snapshot shows spot at $17.39, ATM IV 392.4%, IV rank 83.3%, max pain $17.00, net GEX $8.5K, expected move 112.50%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are BRF's key statistics?
- VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF) carries a market capitalization of $24.6M, 52-week range of 13.87-20.44. 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 BRF belong to?
- VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF 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 BRF'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 BRF data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. 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.