iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (HYGH) Open Interest History
Open interest tracks the total number of outstanding options contracts. Rising OI alongside price moves can indicate growing commitment to the trend; declining OI suggests positions are being closed.
iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (HYGH) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Bonds industry, with a market capitalization near $485.5M, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.19 to the broader market. The iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index designed to mitigate the interest rate risk of a portfolio composed of U. public since 2014-05-29.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $85.95
- Call OI
- 0
- Put OI
- 392
- Total OI
- 392
As of May 15, 2026, iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (HYGH) has 392 total contracts outstanding across all expirations. Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior sessions; persistent growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest, while sharp drops typically mean post-expiration clean-up.
How HYGH open interest history Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF options does not derive from any single metric in isolation. The open interest history view above sits inside a broader read: ATM IV currently sits at 12.8% and dealer gamma exposure is negative, so dealer hedging amplifies directional moves. Combine the open interest history data here with the volatility-skew surface, dealer-gamma exposure, max-pain level, and upcoming-events calendar to build a positioning thesis. Risk-defined structures (credit spreads, debit spreads, iron condors) are usually safer than naked positions while the regime is uncertain; the data on this page anchors the inputs but does not by itself constitute a trade thesis.
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Frequently asked HYGH open interest history questions
- What is the current HYGH options open interest?
- As of May 15, 2026, iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF (HYGH) has 392 total contracts outstanding across all listed expirations, split as 0 calls and 392 puts. Open interest reflects accumulated positions from prior trading sessions; it does not include today's volume until end-of-day reconciliation.
- What is the HYGH put/call open interest ratio?
- Put/call OI ratio data is not available for HYGH in the current snapshot.
- What does HYGH open interest tell traders?
- Persistent OI growth indicates sustained directional or hedging interest; sharp drops typically mean post-expiration position cleanup. Heavy OI concentrations at specific strikes act as support and resistance levels because dealer hedging amplifies near those strikes - the gamma profile of the dealer book is concentrated there. Comparing today's volume to standing OI separates opening flow from closing flow.