XES Collar Strategy

XES (State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Global industry), listed on AMEX.

The State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES) endeavors to achieve investment performance that closely tracks the total return of the S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Select Industry Index, prior to accounting for fees and expenses. This fund provides concentrated access to the oil and gas equipment and services portion of the S&P Total Market Index, encompassing businesses engaged in both oil and gas drilling and the broader equipment and service provision sub-industries. By adhering to a modified equal-weighted index, the ETF aims to ensure balanced industry representation, offering diversified exposure across large, mid, and small-capitalization companies within the sector. This targeted investment vehicle enables investors to make more precise strategic or tactical allocations than traditional, broader sector funds.

XES (State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Global, with a market capitalization of approximately $252.8M, a beta of 0.81 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 62.71-135.35, average daily share volume of 128K, a public-listing history dating back to 2006. These structural characteristics shape how XES etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.81 places XES roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. XES pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a collar on XES?

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 XES snapshot

As of June 29, 2026, spot at $112.22, ATM IV 36.40%, IV rank 40.49%, expected move 10.44%. The collar on XES 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 18-day expiry.

Why this collar structure on XES specifically: IV regime affects collar pricing on both sides; mid-range XES IV at 36.40% typically pushes the short call premium to roughly offset the long put cost, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 10.44% (roughly $11.71 on the underlying). The 18-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated XES expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on XES should anchor to the underlying notional of $112.22 per share and to the trader's directional view on XES etf.

XES collar setup

The XES 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 XES near $112.22, the first option leg uses a $118.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed XES chain at a 18-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 XES shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

ActionTypeStrike / BasisPremium (est)
Buy 100 sharesStock$112.22long
Sell 1Call$118.00$1.73
Buy 1Put$105.00$1.28

XES collar risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit
-$11,177.00
Max Profit (per contract)
$623.00
Max Loss (per contract)
-$677.00
Breakeven(s)
$111.77
Risk / Reward Ratio
0.920

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.

XES collar payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the collar on XES. 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.

XES collar profit and loss curve at expiration with breakevens and current spot markedXES collar payoff at expiration-$600-$400-$200$0$200$400$600$50$100$150$200Underlying Price ($)P&L at Expiration ($)BE $111.77Spot $112.22
P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.
Underlying Price% From SpotP&L at Expiration
$0.01-100.0%-$677.00
$24.82-77.9%-$677.00
$49.63-55.8%-$677.00
$74.44-33.7%-$677.00
$99.26-11.6%-$677.00
$124.07+10.6%+$623.00
$148.88+32.7%+$623.00
$173.69+54.8%+$623.00
$198.50+76.9%+$623.00
$223.31+99.0%+$623.00

When traders use collar on XES

Collars on XES hedge an existing long XES 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.

XES thesis for this collar

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for XES extends from approximately $100.51 on the downside to $123.93 on the upside. A XES collar hedges an existing long XES 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 XES IV rank near 40.49% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the collar thesis on XES should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, XES options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to XES-specific events.

XES 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. XES positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move XES alongside the broader basket even when XES-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Always rebuild the position from current XES chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a collar on XES?
A collar on XES is the collar strategy applied to XES (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 XES etf trading near $112.22, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed XES chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are XES 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 XES collar priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 36.40%), the computed maximum profit is $623.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$677.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a XES collar?
The breakeven for the XES collar priced on this page is roughly $111.77 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 XES market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 10.44%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a collar on XES?
Collars on XES hedge an existing long XES 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 XES implied volatility affect this collar?
XES ATM IV is at 36.40% with IV rank near 40.49%, 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.

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