DTH Covered Call Strategy
DTH (WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Income industry), listed on AMEX.
The WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund typically allocates at least 95% of its total assets (excluding any collateral from securities lending) to either the direct constituents of its benchmark index or investments that offer economic exposures highly similar to those components. This underlying index is fundamentally weighted and is composed of companies known for their high dividend yields, which are selected from the broader WisdomTree International Equity Index. It is important to note that this fund operates as a non-diversified investment vehicle.
DTH (WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Income, with a market capitalization of approximately $644.6M, a beta of 0.77 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 48.42-59.18, average daily share volume of 23K, a public-listing history dating back to 2006. These structural characteristics shape how DTH etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.77 places DTH roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. DTH pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a covered call on DTH?
A covered call pairs long stock with a short out-of-the-money call, collecting premium and capping upside above the short strike in exchange for income.
DTH snapshot
As of November 13, 2026, spot at $55.88. The covered call on DTH below is built from the November 13, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 35-day expiry.
Why this covered call structure on DTH specifically: IV rank is unavailable in the current snapshot, so regime-based timing for DTH is inferred from ATM IV alone. The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated DTH expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on DTH should anchor to the underlying notional of $55.88 per share and to the trader's directional view on DTH etf.
DTH covered call setup
The DTH covered call below is built from the November 13, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With DTH at $55.88 on that close, the first option leg uses a $59.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed DTH chain at a 35-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 DTH shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $55.88 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $59.00 | $1.38 |
DTH covered call risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$5,450.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $450.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$5,449.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $54.50
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.083
Max profit equals short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium.
DTH covered call payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the covered call on DTH. 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% | -$5,449.00 |
| $12.36 | -77.9% | -$4,213.57 |
| $24.72 | -55.8% | -$2,978.15 |
| $37.07 | -33.7% | -$1,742.72 |
| $49.43 | -11.5% | -$507.29 |
| $61.78 | +10.6% | +$450.00 |
| $74.14 | +32.7% | +$450.00 |
| $86.49 | +54.8% | +$450.00 |
| $98.84 | +76.9% | +$450.00 |
| $111.20 | +99.0% | +$450.00 |
When traders use covered call on DTH
Covered calls on DTH are an income strategy run on existing DTH etf positions; traders typically sell calls at 25-35 delta with 30-45 days to expiration to balance premium against upside cap.
DTH thesis for this covered call
A DTH covered call collects premium on an existing long DTH position, trading off upside above the short call strike for immediate income; the short strike selection should reflect the trader's view on whether DTH will breach that level within the expiration window. As a Financial Services name, DTH options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to DTH-specific events.
DTH covered call 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. DTH positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move DTH alongside the broader basket even when DTH-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a covered call on DTH carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical DTH earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current DTH chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a covered call on DTH?
- A covered call on DTH is the covered call strategy applied to DTH (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral to slightly bullish: A covered call pairs long stock with a short out-of-the-money call, collecting premium and capping upside above the short strike in exchange for income. With DTH etf at $55.88 on the November 13, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed DTH chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are DTH covered call max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium. For the DTH covered call priced from the November 13, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV the current ATM IV), the computed maximum profit is $450.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$5,449.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a DTH covered call?
- The breakeven for the DTH covered call priced on this page is roughly $54.50 at expiration, derived from the November 13, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk.
- When should you consider a covered call on DTH?
- Covered calls on DTH are an income strategy run on existing DTH etf positions; traders typically sell calls at 25-35 delta with 30-45 days to expiration to balance premium against upside cap.
- How does current DTH implied volatility affect this covered call?
- Current DTH ATM IV is the current ATM IV; IV rank context is unavailable in the current snapshot.