DAX - Global X - DAX Germany ETF
The Global X DAX Germany ETF (DAX) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the DAX Index.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $43.91, ATM IV 25.4%, max pain $44.00, net GEX -$51.0K.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Market Cap
- $312.1M
- Beta
- 1.09
- 52-Week Range
- 40.35-47.7
- Dividend Yield
- $0.67
- IPO Date
- Oct 23, 2014
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What DAX Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 47.1% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; negative net gamma exposure (-$51.0K) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (-0.013) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The DAX 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 DAX overview questions
- What is DAX?
- DAX is the ticker symbol for Global X - DAX Germany ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. The Global X DAX Germany ETF (DAX) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the DAX Index. Listed on NASDAQ. DAX 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 DAX options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the DAX options snapshot shows spot at $43.91, ATM IV 25.4%, IV rank 47.1%, max pain $44.00, net GEX -$51.0K, expected move 7.28%. 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 DAX's key statistics?
- Global X - DAX Germany ETF (DAX) carries a market capitalization of $312.1M, 52-week range of 40.35-47.7. 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 DAX belong to?
- Global X - DAX Germany ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management - Global 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 DAX'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 DAX 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.