QGRW Butterfly Strategy
QGRW (WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Fund), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.
The WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Fund (QGRW) tracks a market-capitalization weighted index that comprises 100 leading American corporations. These companies are selected from both the large and mid-cap segments, identified by achieving the highest overall scores across two equally weighted core criteria: growth potential and fundamental quality. If the underlying index allocates a significant portion (25% or more) of its total assets to a specific industry or group of industries, the fund is mandated to replicate this sector concentration. It is important to note that this fund is considered non-diversified.
QGRW (WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Fund) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $2.13B, a beta of 1.31 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 50.94-68.84, average daily share volume of 375K, a public-listing history dating back to 2022. These structural characteristics shape how QGRW etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 1.31 indicates QGRW has historically moved more than the broader market, amplifying both the directional payoff and the realized volatility relative to an index-equivalent position. QGRW pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a butterfly on QGRW?
A long call butterfly buys one lower-strike call, sells two ATM calls, and buys one higher-strike call, paying a small net debit for a defined-risk position that maxes out if the underlying pins the middle strike at expiration.
Current QGRW snapshot
As of June 30, 2026, spot at $66.03, ATM IV 31.70%, IV rank 5.30%, expected move 9.09%. The butterfly on QGRW 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 17-day expiry.
Why this butterfly structure on QGRW specifically: QGRW IV at 31.70% is on the cheap side of its 1-year range, which favors premium-buying structures like a QGRW butterfly, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 9.09% (roughly $6.00 on the underlying). The 17-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated QGRW expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on QGRW should anchor to the underlying notional of $66.03 per share and to the trader's directional view on QGRW etf.
QGRW butterfly setup
The QGRW butterfly below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With QGRW near $66.03, the first option leg uses a $63.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed QGRW chain at a 17-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 QGRW shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $63.00 | $3.38 |
| Sell 2 | Call | $66.00 | $1.20 |
| Buy 1 | Call | $69.00 | $0.28 |
QGRW butterfly risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$125.50
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $144.82
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$125.50
- Breakeven(s)
- $64.26, $67.75
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.154
Max profit equals the wing width minus net debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins the middle strike); max loss equals the net debit times 100. Two breakevens at lower-wing plus debit and upper-wing minus debit.
QGRW butterfly payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the butterfly on QGRW. 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.
| Underlying Price | % From Spot | P&L at Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| $0.01 | -100.0% | -$125.50 |
| $14.61 | -77.9% | -$125.50 |
| $29.21 | -55.8% | -$125.50 |
| $43.81 | -33.7% | -$125.50 |
| $58.40 | -11.5% | -$125.50 |
| $73.00 | +10.6% | -$125.50 |
| $87.60 | +32.7% | -$125.50 |
| $102.20 | +54.8% | -$125.50 |
| $116.80 | +76.9% | -$125.50 |
| $131.40 | +99.0% | -$125.50 |
When traders use butterfly on QGRW
Butterflies on QGRW are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect QGRW to settle near a specific level at expiration (often the prior close, a round number, or the max-pain strike) and want defined-risk exposure to that outcome.
QGRW thesis for this butterfly
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for QGRW extends from approximately $60.03 on the downside to $72.03 on the upside. A QGRW long call butterfly is a pinning play: it pays maximum at the middle strike if QGRW settles there at expiration, with the wing legs capping both the cost and the maximum loss to the net debit. Current QGRW IV rank near 5.30% sits in the lower third of its 1-year distribution, where IV often re-expands toward the mean; this favors premium-buying structures and disadvantages premium-selling structures on QGRW at 31.70%. As a Financial Services name, QGRW options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to QGRW-specific events.
QGRW butterfly positions are structurally neutral / pin (limited-risk, limited-reward); 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. QGRW positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move QGRW alongside the broader basket even when QGRW-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current QGRW chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a butterfly on QGRW?
- A butterfly on QGRW is the butterfly strategy applied to QGRW (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral / pin (limited-risk, limited-reward): A long call butterfly buys one lower-strike call, sells two ATM calls, and buys one higher-strike call, paying a small net debit for a defined-risk position that maxes out if the underlying pins the middle strike at expiration. With QGRW etf trading near $66.03, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed QGRW chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are QGRW butterfly max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals the wing width minus net debit times 100 (reached when the underlying pins the middle strike); max loss equals the net debit times 100. Two breakevens at lower-wing plus debit and upper-wing minus debit. For the QGRW butterfly priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 31.70%), the computed maximum profit is $144.82 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$125.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a QGRW butterfly?
- The breakeven for the QGRW butterfly priced on this page is roughly $64.26 and $67.75 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 QGRW market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 9.09%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a butterfly on QGRW?
- Butterflies on QGRW are pinning bets - traders use them when they expect QGRW to settle near a specific level at expiration (often the prior close, a round number, or the max-pain strike) and want defined-risk exposure to that outcome.
- How does current QGRW implied volatility affect this butterfly?
- QGRW ATM IV is at 31.70% with IV rank near 5.30%, which is on the low end of its 1-year range. Premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are relatively cheap in this regime; premium-selling structures collect less credit per unit risk.