iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (IJJ) Volatility Skew
Implied volatility skew shows how IV varies across strike prices for a given expiration. Steeper skews indicate higher demand for downside protection relative to upside speculation.
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (IJJ) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $8.32B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 1.06 to the broader market. The iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of mid-capitalization U. public since 2000-07-28.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $138.08
- ATM IV
- 23.7%
- IV Skew 25Δ
- 0.009
- IV Rank
- 28.8%
- IV Percentile
- 44.0%
- Term Structure Slope
- -0.011
As of May 15, 2026, iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (IJJ) at-the-money implied volatility is 23.7%. IV rank is 28.8% (where 0% is the 52-week low and 100% is the 52-week high). IV percentile is 44.0%. The 25-delta skew is +0.009: skew is roughly flat across the 25-delta wings. High IV rank typically favors premium-selling strategies; low IV rank favors premium-buying.
IJJ Strategy Selection at Current Volatility Levels
For iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF options at 23.7% ATM IV, low IV rank (28.8%) favors premium-buying or long-vol structures: long calls or puts, debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles. The risk: low-rank regimes can persist for months while time decay eats premium-buyers alive. Pair the vol-rank read with the dealer-gamma view and the upcoming-events calendar to confirm the strategy fits both the structural regime and the path-dependent risk. The variance risk premium - the persistent gap between implied and subsequently realized vol - is positive in equity markets on average; high IV rank typically reflects a stretch where the premium is wider than usual.
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Frequently asked IJJ volatility skew questions
- What is the current IJJ ATM implied volatility?
- As of May 15, 2026, iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (IJJ) at-the-money implied volatility is 23.7%. IV rank is 28.8% on a 0-100% scale anchored to the 1-year IV range. ATM IV is the volatility input that makes a Black-Scholes-equivalent model reproduce the listed at-the-money option prices.
- Is IJJ IV high or low historically?
- IV is subdued relative to its 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying strategies (long calls, long puts, debit spreads, calendar spreads).
- What does IJJ volatility skew tell options traders?
- Volatility skew is the pattern by which IV varies across strikes for a given expiration. iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF skew is roughly flat across the 25-delta wings. Skew matters for risk-defined strategy selection: when downside puts are rich, put-credit spreads capture more premium; when upside calls are rich, call-credit spreads or covered-call writes harvest more.