DBB - Invesco DB Base Metals Fund
The Invesco DB Base Metals (Fund) seeks to track changes, whether positive or negative, in the level of the DBIQ Optimum Yield Industrial Metals Index Excess Return (DBIQ Opt Yield Industrial Metals Index ER or Index) plus the interest income from the Fund's holdings of primarily US Treasury securities and money market income less the Fund's expenses. The Fund is designed for investors who want a cost-effective and convenient way to invest in commodity futures. The Index is a rules-based index composed of futures contracts on some of the most liquid and widely used base metals — aluminum, zinc and copper (grade A).
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $25.41, ATM IV 27.4%, max pain $17.00, net GEX $560.1K.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $370.3M
- Beta
- 0.56
- 52-Week Range
- 17.81-26.49
- Dividend Yield
- $0.60
- IPO Date
- Jan 5, 2007
- Exchange
- AMEX
What DBB Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 3.1% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); positive net gamma exposure ($560.1K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.008) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The DBB 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 DBB overview questions
- What is DBB?
- DBB is the ticker symbol for Invesco DB Base Metals Fund, an listed exchange-traded fund. The Invesco DB Base Metals (Fund) seeks to track changes, whether positive or negative, in the level of the DBIQ Optimum Yield Industrial Metals Index Excess Return (DBIQ Opt Yield Industrial Metals Index ER or Index) plus the interest income from the Fund's holdings of primarily US Treasury securities and money market income less the Fund's expenses. The Fund is designed for investors who want a cost-effective and convenient way to invest in commodity futures. Listed on AMEX. DBB 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 DBB options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the DBB options snapshot shows spot at $25.41, ATM IV 27.4%, IV rank 3.1%, max pain $17.00, net GEX $560.1K, expected move 7.86%. 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 DBB's key statistics?
- Invesco DB Base Metals Fund (DBB) carries a market capitalization of $370.3M, 52-week range of 17.81-26.49. 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 DBB belong to?
- Invesco DB Base Metals Fund 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 DBB'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 DBB 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.