IEF Options History — March 2026 In March 2026, IEF traded between $94.59 and $97.10. ATM implied volatility averaged 7.1%, placing in the 40.3% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 2.0%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.2% (HV 20d: 5.9%). Max pain ranged from $95.00 to $97.00. Net GEX was positive for 0 of 22 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 22 days. Put/call ratio averaged 3.90.
Notable Days 2026-03-20 : Highest Volume — 422,487 contracts2026-03-20 : Largest IV spike — 30.7% change2026-03-26 : Highest IV Rank — 77.7%2026-03-26 : Largest Expected Move — 2.8%Monthly Statistics Metric Avg Min Max Open Close Price $95.85 $94.59 $97.10 $97.10 $95.60 Max Pain $96.55 $95.00 $97.00 $97.00 $95.00 ATM IV 7.1% 5.4% 9.7% 5.6% 7.3% Expected Move 2.0% 1.5% 2.8% 1.6% 2.1% HV 20d 5.9% 5.2% 6.8% 5.9% 6.7% HV 60d 4.7% 4.4% 5.5% 4.4% 5.5% IV Rank 40.3% 16.5% 77.7% 19.5% 43.3% IV Percentile 63.6% 20.2% 96.4% 27.4% 73.4% Term Structure -0.1% -0.4% 0.2% -0.1% -0.2% VWIV 7.4% 5.5% 10.8% 5.5% 8.3% Skew 25d 0.7% -0.9% 2.1% -0.7% 0.8% Skew 10d 1.1% -2.1% 4.1% -1.5% 1.1% Call IV 25d 7.2% 6.0% 9.1% 6.4% 7.4% Put IV 25d 7.9% 5.4% 11.1% 5.7% 8.2% Bid-Ask Spread % 5.27 3.60 12.69 4.28 3.76 Gamma HHI 0.28 0.16 0.80 0.17 0.16 Net GEX -424.0M -1.93B -4.9M -4.9M -139.0M Net DEX 830.8M -224.9M 2.78B -224.9M 232.8M Net VEX -7.6M -9.1M -6.5M -6.9M -8.0M Div Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% P/C Ratio 3.90 0.04 23.46 1.19 11.49 Total Volume 60,022.864 3,028 422,487 19,845 67,029 Total OI 798,912.318 680,994 867,007 811,554 832,509
Daily Data (22 trading days) Date Price Max Pain ATM IV Exp Move HV 20d IV Rank VWIV Skew 25d Term Str GEX DEX VEX P/C Spread % Call Vol Put Vol Call OI Put OI 2026-03-02 $97.10 $97.00 5.6% 1.6% 5.9% 19.5% 5.5% -0.7% -0.1% -4.9M -224.9M -6.9M 1.19 4.28 9,080 10,765 246,571 564,983 2026-03-03 $97.03 $97.00 5.8% 1.6% 5.5% 22.5% 6.3% -0.9% -0.0% -82.7M -81.7M -7.0M 2.11 3.97 11,241 23,686 240,875 571,820 2026-03-04 $96.82 $97.00 5.4% 1.5% 5.6% 16.5% 5.5% -0.6% -0.0% -111.1M 64.4M -7.1M 0.86 5.43 1,703 1,469 248,717 575,868 2026-03-05 $96.53 $97.00 5.7% 1.6% 5.7% 20.1% 5.7% -0.4% 0.1% -247.0M 369.8M -7.4M 4.25 4.06 2,317 9,841 249,285 576,707 2026-03-06 $96.50 $97.00 6.5% 1.8% 5.4% 32.1% 7.3% -0.3% -0.0% -253.4M 457.6M -7.5M 6.36 5.05 1,949 12,394 250,693 572,423 2026-03-09 $96.78 $97.00 6.4% 1.8% 5.5% 30.7% 6.5% -0.3% -0.1% -140.8M 173.2M -7.2M 0.18 4.90 13,085 2,337 251,635 561,877 2026-03-10 $96.44 $97.00 6.2% 1.7% 5.6% 28.2% 6.6% 0.1% -0.1% -241.1M 432.8M -6.9M 0.52 5.05 4,398 2,278 244,881 554,222 2026-03-11 $96.06 $97.00 6.5% 1.8% 5.6% 32.1% 6.5% 0.4% -0.2% -478.1M 893.9M -7.2M 2.18 8.67 2,885 6,277 247,998 555,167 2026-03-12 $95.70 $97.00 7.6% 2.5% 5.7% 48.6% 7.6% 1.5% -0.4% -587.9M 1.30B -7.7M 8.94 5.82 2,032 18,164 249,451 557,452 2026-03-13 $95.62 $97.00 7.1% 1.9% 5.2% 41.4% 7.2% 1.5% -0.2% -681.3M 1.41B -7.5M 3.84 5.65 7,173 27,575 249,857 557,229 2026-03-16 $96.02 $97.00 6.4% 1.8% 5.2% 31.0% 6.9% 0.5% -0.0% -525.7M 850.7M -6.6M 1.37 5.39 7,214 9,870 245,556 556,129 2026-03-17 $96.19 $97.00 6.3% 1.8% 5.3% 29.2% 6.1% 0.5% 0.0% -452.1M 737.3M -6.5M 8.29 3.60 2,952 24,483 249,696 561,799 2026-03-18 $95.75 $97.00 6.5% 1.9% 5.5% 32.1% 6.8% 1.0% 0.2% -825.8M 1.25B -7.0M 0.54 4.49 7,904 4,260 251,745 583,797 2026-03-19 $95.78 $97.00 6.6% 1.9% 5.4% 33.3% 6.6% 1.0% 0.1% -812.8M 1.18B -6.8M 0.32 5.84 30,305 9,616 256,866 581,746 2026-03-20 $94.91 $97.00 8.6% 2.5% 6.2% 62.3% 9.2% 2.1% -0.3% -1.93B 2.78B -7.0M 5.92 4.61 61,018 361,469 283,470 583,537 2026-03-23 $95.25 $96.00 7.8% 2.2% 6.2% 50.1% 7.8% 1.4% 0.1% -325.4M 1.03B -8.3M 1.20 4.45 20,939 25,148 239,203 441,791 2026-03-24 $94.88 $96.00 8.0% 2.3% 6.2% 53.0% 8.3% 1.4% 0.1% -334.2M 1.23B -8.4M 0.47 4.65 44,722 20,887 258,360 444,099 2026-03-25 $95.31 $96.00 7.7% 2.2% 6.6% 49.4% 8.3% 1.5% 0.1% -251.4M 787.0M -9.1M 0.59 4.33 1,899 1,129 300,191 446,174 2026-03-26 $94.63 $96.00 9.7% 2.8% 6.8% 77.7% 10.2% 2.0% -0.3% -286.5M 1.28B -8.9M 1.61 4.79 32,587 52,460 301,045 446,805 2026-03-27 $94.59 $95.00 9.3% 2.7% 6.4% 72.4% 10.8% 1.7% -0.2% -338.8M 1.34B -9.1M 23.46 12.69 13,543 317,777 309,384 467,689 2026-03-30 $95.27 $95.00 8.6% 2.5% 6.5% 62.0% 9.2% 1.3% -0.3% -281.9M 792.2M -9.1M 0.04 4.55 31,330 1,313 283,426 523,343 2026-03-31 $95.60 $95.00 7.3% 2.1% 6.7% 43.3% 8.3% 0.8% -0.2% -139.0M 232.8M -8.0M 11.49 3.76 5,365 61,664 308,394 524,115
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