SCHZ - Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
The fund’s goal is to track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the total return of an index that measures the performance of the broad U. S. investment-grade bond market.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $22.93, ATM IV 50.0%, net GEX -$8.1K.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Bonds
- Market Cap
- $10.04B
- Beta
- 0.99
- 52-Week Range
- 22.64-23.73
- Dividend Yield
- $0.95
- IPO Date
- Jul 14, 2011
- Exchange
- AMEX
What SCHZ Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 11.7% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); negative net gamma exposure (-$8.1K) means dealers hedge with trend, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves; the 25-delta skew (0.237) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The SCHZ 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.
Frequently asked SCHZ overview questions
- What is SCHZ?
- SCHZ is the ticker symbol for Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. The fund’s goal is to track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the total return of an index that measures the performance of the broad U. S. Listed on AMEX. SCHZ 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 does the SCHZ options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the SCHZ options snapshot shows spot at $22.93, ATM IV 50.0%, IV rank 11.7%, net GEX -$8.1K, expected move 1.37%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are SCHZ's key statistics?
- Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (SCHZ) carries a market capitalization of $10.04B, 52-week range of 22.64-23.73. 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 SCHZ belong to?
- Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management - Bonds 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 SCHZ'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 SCHZ data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. 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.