TMH Collar Strategy
TMH (Toyota Motor Corporation ADRhedged), in the Consumer Cyclical sector, (Auto - Parts industry), listed on AMEX.
The Series, under normal circumstances, invests at least 95% of its net assets in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) of the Toyota Motor Corporation (the “Company”). It invests in the ADRs of the company and a currency swap (the “Currency Hedge Contract”) designed to hedge against fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese Yen (“Local Currency”). The fund is non-diversified.
TMH (Toyota Motor Corporation ADRhedged) trades in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically Auto - Parts, with a market capitalization of approximately $3.75B, a trailing P/E of 44.31, a beta of -0.15 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 45.5-65.814, average daily share volume of 1K, a public-listing history dating back to 2025. These structural characteristics shape how TMH etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of -0.15 indicates TMH has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. The trailing P/E of 44.31 is on the rich side, which tends to correlate with higher earnings-window IV expansion as the market debates whether forward growth supports the multiple. TMH pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a collar on TMH?
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 TMH snapshot
As of May 15, 2026, spot at $52.07, ATM IV 30.50%, IV rank 33.27%, expected move 8.74%. The collar on TMH 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 TMH specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; mid-range TMH IV at 30.50% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 8.74% (roughly $4.55 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 TMH expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on TMH should anchor to the underlying notional of $52.07 per share and to the trader's directional view on TMH etf.
TMH collar setup
The TMH 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 TMH near $52.07, the first option leg uses a $55.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed TMH 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 TMH shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $52.07 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $55.00 | $0.99 |
| Buy 1 | Put | $49.00 | $0.76 |
TMH collar risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$5,184.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $316.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$284.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $51.84
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 1.113
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.
TMH collar payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on TMH. 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% | -$284.00 |
| $11.52 | -77.9% | -$284.00 |
| $23.03 | -55.8% | -$284.00 |
| $34.55 | -33.7% | -$284.00 |
| $46.06 | -11.5% | -$284.00 |
| $57.57 | +10.6% | +$316.00 |
| $69.08 | +32.7% | +$316.00 |
| $80.59 | +54.8% | +$316.00 |
| $92.10 | +76.9% | +$316.00 |
| $103.62 | +99.0% | +$316.00 |
When traders use collar on TMH
Collars on TMH hedge an existing long TMH 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.
TMH thesis for this collar
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for TMH extends from approximately $47.52 on the downside to $56.62 on the upside. A TMH collar hedges an existing long TMH 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 TMH IV rank near 33.27% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the collar thesis on TMH should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Consumer Cyclical name, TMH options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to TMH-specific events.
TMH 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. TMH positions also carry Consumer Cyclical sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move TMH alongside the broader basket even when TMH-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current TMH chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a collar on TMH?
- A collar on TMH is the collar strategy applied to TMH (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 TMH etf trading near $52.07, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed TMH chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
- How are TMH 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 TMH collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 30.50%), the computed maximum profit is $316.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$284.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a TMH collar?
- The breakeven for the TMH collar priced on this page is roughly $51.84 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 TMH market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 8.74%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a collar on TMH?
- Collars on TMH hedge an existing long TMH 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 TMH implied volatility affect this collar?
- TMH ATM IV is at 30.50% with IV rank near 33.27%, 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.