Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF (VOE) Gamma Exposure (GEX) & Greeks
Gamma exposure (GEX) analysis shows how options positioning creates dealer hedging pressure across strikes. Includes delta, vanna, charm, vomma, and vega exposure by strike price.
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF (VOE) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $36.72B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.86 to the broader market. Seeks to track the performance of the CRSP US Mid Cap Value Index, which measures the investment return of mid-capitalization value stocks. public since 2006-08-25.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $190.81
- Net Gamma
- -$84.1K
- Net Delta
- $842.2K
- Net Vega
- -$27.5K
- Gamma Concentration
- 0.17
As of May 15, 2026, Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF (VOE) has negative net gamma exposure of $84.1K under the standard dealer-hedging convention. Net delta exposure is $842.2K. Negative GEX means dealers are net short gamma: they must sell into weakness and buy into strength, amplifying realized volatility and accelerating directional moves.
VOE Strategy Sizing in the Current GEX Regime
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF is in a negative dealer-gamma regime ($84.1K). Net dealer delta of $842.2K sets the size of the directional hedging flow that fires as spot moves. In this regime, momentum and breakout strategies fit the regime: long calls or puts, ratio backspreads, calendar spreads positioned for vol expansion. Realized volatility tends to overshoot implied during negative-gamma stretches, hurting indiscriminate short-vol exposure. The gamma-flip level - the spot price at which net dealer gamma changes sign - is the most actionable anchor for sizing: through-flip moves trigger qualitatively different hedging behavior than within-regime moves, so risk-defined structures sized to the current spot may not stay sized correctly if a flip is near.
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Frequently asked VOE gamma exposure (gex) & greeks questions
- What is the current VOE gamma exposure (GEX)?
- As of May 15, 2026, Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF (VOE) net gamma exposure is negative at $84.1K under the standard dealer-hedging convention. Net dealer delta exposure is $842.2K. GEX aggregates the gamma sitting on dealer books across all listed strikes and expirations.
- Is VOE in positive or negative dealer gamma right now?
- VOE is currently in negative dealer gamma. Dealers net short gamma must sell into weakness and buy into strength to maintain delta-neutrality, which amplifies realized volatility and tends to accelerate directional moves.
- What does VOE GEX tell options traders?
- GEX is a regime indicator: positive-gamma regimes favor mean-reverting strategies (premium-selling near established ranges); negative-gamma regimes favor momentum and breakout strategies. The same options-strategy structure can be appropriate or inappropriate depending on the dealer-gamma regime, so reading the sign and magnitude of net GEX before sizing positions is standard practice.