Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) Volume & Open Interest
Volume and open interest by strike show where trading activity and outstanding positions are concentrated. Clusters of OI often act as support and resistance levels.
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $95.51B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.58 to the broader market. This fund aims to closely emulate the overall financial performance of the Dow Jones U. public since 2011-10-20.
Snapshot as of Oct 14, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $33.66
- Total Volume
- 7.1K
- Total OI
- 172.9K
- Call OI
- 96.4K
- Put OI
- 76.6K
- Gamma Concentration
- 0.13
As of Oct 14, 2026, Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) has 7.1K contracts traded today against 172.9K contracts outstanding. Open interest breaks down as 96.4K calls and 76.6K puts. Turnover ratio is 0.04: typical maintenance flow relative to existing positions. Gamma concentration is 0.13: open interest is more distributed across strikes. Comparing today's volume to accumulated open interest reveals whether flow is opening new positions or closing existing ones, with heavy OI strikes often acting as support and resistance.
How SCHD volume & open interest Data Feeds Strategy Selection
Strategy selection on Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF options does not derive from any single metric in isolation. The volume & open interest view above sits inside a broader read: ATM IV currently sits at 12.5% and dealer gamma exposure is positive, so dealer hedging is mechanically mean-reverting. Combine the volume & open interest data here with the volatility-skew surface, dealer-gamma exposure, max-pain level, and upcoming-events calendar to build a positioning thesis. Risk-defined structures (credit spreads, debit spreads, iron condors) are usually safer than naked positions while the regime is uncertain; the data on this page anchors the inputs but does not by itself constitute a trade thesis.
How to read the SCHD volume and OI data
Splitting Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF contract activity into volume (daily flow) and open interest (cumulative inventory) per strike separates trading flow from accumulated positioning. Current put/call ratio is 0.73, roughly balanced. Total call OI of 96.4K versus put OI of 76.6K gives a put/call OI ratio of 0.79 - structurally a slower-moving signal than the volume-based ratio.
SCHD flow vs positioning
Volume tells you what flows happened today; OI tells you what positions accumulated. Both can move in opposite directions: rising volume with falling OI means contracts are being closed (covering); rising volume with rising OI means new positions are being opened. The combination matters more than either alone for reading sentiment. The per-strike grid distinguishes the strikes attracting flow today from the strikes carrying accumulated inventory - high volume at strikes that also carry high OI typically means rolling activity (closing front-month, opening longer-dated), high volume at low-OI strikes typically means fresh directional positioning. Combined with the current positive dealer-gamma regime, large OI clusters tend to act as price magnets through expiration cycles.
Using SCHD OI/volume data alongside other surfaces
Per-strike OI is the input to dealer-gamma calculations: strikes with elevated call OI generate gamma walls that dealers must hedge into as spot approaches them. The gamma-exposure page combines this distribution with the dealers' assumed-long-gamma assumption to project hedge flow. Volume cross-checks recent positioning shifts in the chain that haven't yet shown up in cumulative OI. Pair both with the term-structure view on the volatility page to determine whether the activity is concentrated in near-dated event hedging or longer-dated structural positioning. Front-month expiration for SCHD sits at 30 days, so near-dated volume currently dominates the flow reading.
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SCHD volume and open interest per strike
Per-strike grid aggregated from the top-ranked contracts in the institutional-grade nightly options scan, sorted by combined activity (volume + OI) descending. Capped at 2 rows.
| Strike | Call Volume | Put Volume | Call OI | Put OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $33.00 | 327 | 0 | 3.7K | 0 |
| $33.50 | 213 | 18 | 560 | 149 |
SCHD highest open-interest contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $33.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 327 | 3.7K | 924.5% | $0.65 | $0.75 |
| CALL | $33.50 | Oct 16, 2026 | 213 | 560 | 660.2% | $0.20 | $0.25 |
| PUT | $33.50 | Oct 16, 2026 | 18 | 149 | 660.2% | $0.05 | $0.10 |
Top 3 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by oi within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked SCHD volume & open interest questions
- What is the SCHD options turnover ratio?
- As of Oct 14, 2026, SCHD turnover ratio is 0.04 (7.1K contracts traded against 172.9K contracts outstanding). A turnover ratio below 0.5 is typical maintenance flow against existing positions.
- Where is SCHD open interest concentrated?
- Gamma concentration is 0.13: open interest is more distributed across strikes, reducing any single-strike pinning force. The full per-strike open-interest distribution is visible in the chain view.
- Why does volume-open-interest matter for SCHD options?
- Volume tells you what is being traded today; open interest tells you what was already there. The combination separates opening flow (today's volume building new positions) from closing flow (today's volume unwinding existing ones), and locates the strikes that carry hedging-driven support or resistance based on dealer-gamma concentration.