EWZS Collar Strategy
EWZS (iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NASDAQ.
The iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization Brazilian equities.
EWZS (iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $154.6M, a beta of 1.25 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 11.72-16.46, average daily share volume of 653K, a public-listing history dating back to 2010. These structural characteristics shape how EWZS etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.25 places EWZS roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. EWZS pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a collar on EWZS?
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.
Current EWZS snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $13.88, ATM IV 22.90%, IV rank 5.04%, expected move 6.57%. The collar on EWZS below is built from the same end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 34-day expiry.
Why this collar structure on EWZS specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; compressed EWZS IV at 22.90% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 6.57% (roughly $0.91 on the underlying). The 34-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated EWZS expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on EWZS should anchor to the underlying notional of $13.88 per share and to the trader's directional view on EWZS etf.
EWZS collar setup
The EWZS collar below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With EWZS near $13.88, the first option leg uses a $15.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed EWZS chain at a 34-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 EWZS shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $13.88 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $15.00 | $0.35 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $13.00 | $0.39 |
EWZS collar risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$1,392.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $108.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$92.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $13.92
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.174
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.
EWZS collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on EWZS. 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 | -99.9% | -$92.00 |
| $3.08 | -77.8% | -$92.00 |
| $6.15 | -55.7% | -$92.00 |
| $9.21 | -33.6% | -$92.00 |
| $12.28 | -11.5% | -$92.00 |
| $15.35 | +10.6% | +$108.00 |
| $18.42 | +32.7% | +$108.00 |
| $21.48 | +54.8% | +$108.00 |
| $24.55 | +76.9% | +$108.00 |
| $27.62 | +99.0% | +$108.00 |
When traders use collar on EWZS
Collars on EWZS hedge an existing long EWZS 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.
EWZS thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for EWZS extends from approximately $12.97 on the downside to $14.79 on the upside. A EWZS collar hedges an existing long EWZS 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 EWZS IV rank near 5.04% 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 EWZS at 22.90%. As a Financial Services name, EWZS options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to EWZS-specific events.
EWZS 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. EWZS positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move EWZS alongside the broader basket even when EWZS-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current EWZS chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on EWZS?
- A collar on EWZS is the collar strategy applied to EWZS (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 EWZS etf trading near $13.88, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed EWZS chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are EWZS 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 EWZS collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 22.90%), the computed maximum profit is $108.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$92.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a EWZS collar?
- The breakeven for the EWZS collar priced on this page is roughly $13.92 at expiration, derived from end-of-day chain premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The current EWZS market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 6.57%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on EWZS?
- Collars on EWZS hedge an existing long EWZS 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 EWZS implied volatility affect this collar?
- EWZS ATM IV is at 22.90% with IV rank near 5.04%, 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.