iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF (ESML) Options History
Historical options analytics archive for ESML with monthly max pain, implied volatility, gamma exposure, and put/call data.
15 months of complete options data available.
ESML monthly aggregates
Month-by-month rollups derived from the daily snapshot archive for ESML. Volatility and put/call columns are averages across trading days within the month; max pain, net GEX, and net DEX are the end-of-month values (last trading day of the month).
| Month | Days | Avg ATM IV | Avg IV Rank | End Max Pain | End Net GEX | End Net DEX | Avg P/C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06 | 21 | 31.8% | 30.3% | $50.00 | -$334 | $975 | - |
| 2026-05 | 20 | 35.4% | 34.0% | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| 2026-04 | 21 | 32.7% | 27.2% | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| 2026-03 | 21 | 37.9% | 36.4% | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| 2026-02 | 19 | 32.3% | 26.5% | - | $0 | $0 | - |
| 2026-01 | 20 | 34.0% | 29.5% | - | $0 | $0 | - |
This archive aggregates ESML's daily end-of-day options snapshots into monthly summaries, spanning 2025-04 through 2026-06. Each month rolls up the underlying snapshot archive, which provides continuous end-of-day coverage from 2007 to present: implied-volatility levels, IV rank, and the put/call ratio are time-averaged across the month; total call and put volume are summed; and dealer positioning (net gamma and delta exposure) and the max-pain strike are taken at the month's final trading day. The result is a long-horizon view of how ESML option pricing, volatility regime, and dealer hedging pressure evolved month over month, useful for backtesting strategy assumptions and for studying volatility-regime shifts around earnings and macro events. The most recent aggregated month (2026-06) shows an average ATM implied volatility near 31.8%, a month-end max-pain strike around $50.00.
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Frequently asked ESML history questions
- How much options history is available for ESML?
- This archive holds 15 months of ESML options analytics, spanning 2025-04 through 2026-06. Each entry is a monthly rollup of ESML's daily end-of-day options snapshot record, which provides continuous coverage from 2007 to present. Use the year-grouped links on this page to jump to any specific month within the ESML archive.
- What data does each monthly ESML aggregate contain?
- Every monthly row summarizes that month of ESML option activity: time-averaged ATM implied volatility and IV rank, the month-end max-pain strike, end-of-month net dealer gamma (GEX) and delta (DEX) exposure, the average put/call ratio, and total call and put volume. For example, 2026-06 recorded an average ATM implied volatility near 31.8%, an average IV rank of 30.3%, a month-end max-pain strike around $50.00.
- How is the ESML options-history archive built and how often does it update?
- The archive is derived from ESML's daily end-of-day options snapshots, which capture spot, the full listed chain, implied volatility, and dealer-positioning exposures each trading day. Those daily records are rolled up into the monthly summaries shown here and refreshed as new end-of-day data lands. Traders use the long-horizon view to backtest strategy assumptions, study how ESML's volatility regime shifts around earnings and macro events, and compare current dealer positioning against historical norms.