TOLZ Covered Call Strategy
TOLZ (ProShares - DJ Brookfield Global Infrastructure ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Global industry), listed on AMEX.
The ProShares - DJ Brookfield Global Infrastructure ETF (TOLZ) aims to track an index composed of companies worldwide that are exclusively focused on infrastructure. These "pure-play" firms generate their primary revenue from owning and operating essential infrastructure assets, which are typically characterized by their ability to produce stable and long-term cash flows. Under standard market conditions, the fund allocates at least 80% of its total assets to the securities that constitute this index. Investors should be aware that this fund operates as a non-diversified investment.
TOLZ (ProShares - DJ Brookfield Global Infrastructure ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Global, with a market capitalization of approximately $173.8M, a beta of 0.49 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 52.39-62.22, average daily share volume of 18K, a public-listing history dating back to 2014. These structural characteristics shape how TOLZ etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of 0.49 indicates TOLZ has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. TOLZ pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a covered call on TOLZ?
A covered call pairs long stock with a short out-of-the-money call, collecting premium and capping upside above the short strike in exchange for income.
TOLZ snapshot
As of September 30, 2026, spot at $54.53, ATM IV 34.20%, IV rank 43.97%, expected move 9.80%. The covered call on TOLZ below is built from the September 30, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 16-day expiry.
Why this covered call structure on TOLZ specifically: TOLZ IV at 34.20% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so the credit collected on a TOLZ covered call sits in line with its long-run distribution, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 9.80% (roughly $5.35 on the underlying). The 16-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated TOLZ expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on TOLZ should anchor to the underlying notional of $54.53 per share and to the trader's directional view on TOLZ etf.
TOLZ covered call setup
The TOLZ covered call below is built from the September 30, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With TOLZ at $54.53 on that close, the first option leg uses a $57.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed TOLZ chain at a 16-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 TOLZ shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 100 shares | Stock | $54.53 | long |
| Sell 1 | Call | $57.00 | $0.68 |
TOLZ covered call risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$5,385.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $315.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$5,384.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $53.85
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.059
Max profit equals short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium.
TOLZ covered call payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the covered call on TOLZ. 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% | -$5,384.00 |
| $12.07 | -77.9% | -$4,178.42 |
| $24.12 | -55.8% | -$2,972.84 |
| $36.18 | -33.7% | -$1,767.27 |
| $48.23 | -11.5% | -$561.69 |
| $60.29 | +10.6% | +$315.00 |
| $72.34 | +32.7% | +$315.00 |
| $84.40 | +54.8% | +$315.00 |
| $96.46 | +76.9% | +$315.00 |
| $108.51 | +99.0% | +$315.00 |
When traders use covered call on TOLZ
Covered calls on TOLZ are an income strategy run on existing TOLZ etf positions; traders typically sell calls at 25-35 delta with 30-45 days to expiration to balance premium against upside cap.
TOLZ thesis for this covered call
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for TOLZ extends from approximately $49.18 on the downside to $59.88 on the upside. A TOLZ covered call collects premium on an existing long TOLZ position, trading off upside above the short call strike for immediate income; the short strike selection should reflect the trader's view on whether TOLZ will breach that level within the expiration window. Current TOLZ IV rank near 43.97% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the covered call thesis on TOLZ should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, TOLZ options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to TOLZ-specific events.
TOLZ covered call positions are structurally neutral to slightly bullish; 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. TOLZ positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move TOLZ alongside the broader basket even when TOLZ-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a covered call on TOLZ carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical TOLZ earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current TOLZ chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a covered call on TOLZ?
- A covered call on TOLZ is the covered call strategy applied to TOLZ (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral to slightly bullish: A covered call pairs long stock with a short out-of-the-money call, collecting premium and capping upside above the short strike in exchange for income. With TOLZ etf at $54.53 on the September 30, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed TOLZ chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are TOLZ covered call max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals short-strike minus cost basis plus premium times 100; max loss is cost basis minus premium (at zero). Breakeven is cost basis minus premium. For the TOLZ covered call priced from the September 30, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 34.20%), the computed maximum profit is $315.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$5,384.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a TOLZ covered call?
- The breakeven for the TOLZ covered call priced on this page is roughly $53.85 at expiration, derived from the September 30, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The TOLZ market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 9.80%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a covered call on TOLZ?
- Covered calls on TOLZ are an income strategy run on existing TOLZ etf positions; traders typically sell calls at 25-35 delta with 30-45 days to expiration to balance premium against upside cap.
- How does current TOLZ implied volatility affect this covered call?
- TOLZ ATM IV is at 34.20% with IV rank near 43.97%, 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.