MAXJ - iShares Trust - iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Jun ETF
MAXJ utilizes a defined outcome strategy on the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV). It aims to provide long exposure to US large-cap stocks, up to an approximate upside limit, while fully hedging downside risk over a one-year period. The fund primarily invests in IVV and options, including FLEX and listed options that reference the underlying ETF.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $164.4M
- Beta
- 0.30
- 52-Week Range
- 27.96-29.79
- Dividend Yield
- $0.28
- IPO Date
- Jul 1, 2024
- Exchange
- CBOE
MAXJ Options Snapshot
Options pricing data for MAXJ is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.
What This Page Covers
The MAXJ overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
MAXJ fund facts: expense ratio 0.53%, assets under management $164.9M, NAV $29.65 as of the data source's update on Oct 8, 2026, 6 holdings in its latest file, launched Jun 28, 2024, issued by IShares. See the MAXJ holdings.
Frequently asked MAXJ overview questions
- What is MAXJ?
- MAXJ is the ticker symbol for iShares Trust - iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Jun ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. MAXJ utilizes a defined outcome strategy on the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV). It aims to provide long exposure to US large-cap stocks, up to an approximate upside limit, while fully hedging downside risk over a one-year period. Listed on CBOE. MAXJ is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are MAXJ's key statistics?
- iShares Trust - iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Jun ETF (MAXJ) carries a market capitalization of $164.4M, 52-week range of 27.96-29.79. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does MAXJ belong to?
- iShares Trust - iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Jun ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare MAXJ's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the MAXJ data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for MAXJ, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.