PIE Collar Strategy
PIE (Invesco Dorsey Wright Emerging Markets Momentum ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on NASDAQ.
The Invesco Dorsey Wright Emerging Markets Momentum ETF (Fund) is based on the Dorsey Wright Emerging Markets Technical Leaders Index (Index). The Fund will generally invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities of emerging economies within Dorsey Wright & Associates' classification definition, as well as American depositary receipts (ADRs) and global depositary receipts (GDRs) based on securities in the Index. The Index includes approximately 100 companies from the Nasdaq Emerging Markets Index that possess powerful relative strength characteristics and are domiciled in emerging market countries including, but not limited to Brazil, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand and Turkey. The Index excludes US companies listed on a US stock exchange. The Index is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.Effective after the close of markets on Aug. 25, 2023, the Fund’s name will change from Invesco DWA Emerging Markets Momentum ETF to Invesco Dorsey Wright Emerging Markets Momentum ETF.
PIE (Invesco Dorsey Wright Emerging Markets Momentum ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $159.3M, a beta of 1.02 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 19.1-32.3, average daily share volume of 61K, a public-listing history dating back to 2008. These structural characteristics shape how PIE etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.02 places PIE roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. PIE pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a collar on PIE?
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 PIE snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $30.50, ATM IV 35.70%, IV rank 44.73%, expected move 10.23%. The collar on PIE 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 PIE specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; mid-range PIE IV at 35.70% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 10.23% (roughly $3.12 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 PIE expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on PIE should anchor to the underlying notional of $30.50 per share and to the trader's directional view on PIE etf.
PIE collar setup
The PIE 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 PIE near $30.50, the first option leg uses a $32.03 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed PIE 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 PIE shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $30.50 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $32.03 | N/A |
| Buy 1 | Put | $28.97 | N/A |
PIE collar risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- N/A
- Max Profit (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Max Loss (per contract)
- Unbounded
- Breakeven(s)
- None on modeled curve
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- N/A
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.
PIE collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on PIE. 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.
When traders use collar on PIE
Collars on PIE hedge an existing long PIE 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.
PIE thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for PIE extends from approximately $27.38 on the downside to $33.62 on the upside. A PIE collar hedges an existing long PIE 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 PIE IV rank near 44.73% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the collar thesis on PIE should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, PIE options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to PIE-specific events.
PIE 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. PIE positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move PIE alongside the broader basket even when PIE-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current PIE chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on PIE?
- A collar on PIE is the collar strategy applied to PIE (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 PIE etf trading near $30.50, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed PIE chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are PIE 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 PIE collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 35.70%), the computed maximum profit is unbounded per contract and the computed maximum loss is unbounded per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a PIE collar?
- The breakeven for the PIE collar priced on this page is no defined breakeven on the modeled curve 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 PIE market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 10.23%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on PIE?
- Collars on PIE hedge an existing long PIE 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 PIE implied volatility affect this collar?
- PIE ATM IV is at 35.70% with IV rank near 44.73%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.