DXUV Collar Strategy
DXUV (Dimensional - US Vector Equity ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
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DXUV (Dimensional - US Vector Equity ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $499.9M, a beta of 0.93 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 56.17-70.38, average daily share volume of 42K, a public-listing history dating back to 2024. These structural characteristics shape how DXUV etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.93 places DXUV roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. DXUV pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a collar on DXUV?
A collar pairs long stock with a protective out-of-the-money put financed by a short out-of-the-money call, capping both tails of the position around the current spot.
DXUV snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $70.53, ATM IV 16.30%, IV rank 1.12%, expected move 4.67%. The collar on DXUV below is built from the August 14, 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 collar structure on DXUV specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; compressed DXUV IV at 16.30% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 4.67% (roughly $3.30 on the underlying). The 35-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated DXUV expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on DXUV should anchor to the underlying notional of $70.53 per share and to the trader's directional view on DXUV etf.
DXUV collar setup
The DXUV collar below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With DXUV at $70.53 on that close, the first option leg uses a $74.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed DXUV 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 DXUV shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $70.53 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $74.00 | $0.37 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $67.00 | $0.26 |
DXUV collar risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$7,042.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $358.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$342.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $70.42
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.047
Max profit roughly equals short-call strike minus cost basis plus net premium; max loss roughly equals cost basis minus long-put strike minus net premium. Breakeven shifts by the net premium.
DXUV collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on DXUV. 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% | -$342.00 |
| $15.60 | -77.9% | -$342.00 |
| $31.20 | -55.8% | -$342.00 |
| $46.79 | -33.7% | -$342.00 |
| $62.38 | -11.5% | -$342.00 |
| $77.98 | +10.6% | +$358.00 |
| $93.57 | +32.7% | +$358.00 |
| $109.16 | +54.8% | +$358.00 |
| $124.76 | +76.9% | +$358.00 |
| $140.35 | +99.0% | +$358.00 |
When traders use collar on DXUV
Collars on DXUV hedge an existing long DXUV etf position; the long put sets a floor while the short call finances it, often run as a near-zero-cost hedge during expected volatility windows.
DXUV thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for DXUV extends from approximately $67.23 on the downside to $73.83 on the upside. A DXUV collar hedges an existing long DXUV position with a protective put while financing the put cost via a short call; when the premiums roughly offset, the collar acts as a near-zero-cost insurance band around the current spot. Current DXUV IV rank near 1.12% sits in the lower third of its 1-year distribution, where IV often re-expands toward the mean; this favors premium-buying structures and disadvantages premium-selling structures on DXUV at 16.30%. As a Financial Services name, DXUV options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to DXUV-specific events.
DXUV collar positions are structurally neutral (protective); 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. DXUV positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move DXUV alongside the broader basket even when DXUV-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current DXUV chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on DXUV?
- A collar on DXUV is the collar strategy applied to DXUV (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral (protective): A collar pairs long stock with a protective out-of-the-money put financed by a short out-of-the-money call, capping both tails of the position around the current spot. With DXUV etf at $70.53 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed DXUV chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are DXUV collar max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit roughly equals short-call strike minus cost basis plus net premium; max loss roughly equals cost basis minus long-put strike minus net premium. Breakeven shifts by the net premium. For the DXUV collar priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 16.30%), the computed maximum profit is $358.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$342.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a DXUV collar?
- The breakeven for the DXUV collar priced on this page is roughly $70.42 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 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. The DXUV market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 4.67%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on DXUV?
- Collars on DXUV hedge an existing long DXUV etf position; the long put sets a floor while the short call finances it, often run as a near-zero-cost hedge during expected volatility windows.
- How does current DXUV implied volatility affect this collar?
- DXUV ATM IV is at 16.30% with IV rank near 1.12%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.