QDEF · IV Rank History

Northern Trust Quality Dividend Defensive ETF · ETF

IV rank shows where QDEF's implied volatility sits within its own recent range: 0 is the lowest reading in the window, 100 the highest. This page gives the 52-week version, the 90-session version our screeners use, the IV percentile, and the daily history.

QDEF's 30-day at-the-money implied volatility was 12.1% as of Oct 21, 2026. Its 52-week IV rank is 4 and its IV percentile is 1%: IV was lower on 1% of the past year's sessions. Over those 52 weeks it ranged from 10.9% (Jan 14, 2026) to 41.0% (May 8, 2026). On the 90-session window our screeners use, the IV rank is 2.

QDEF IV rank history

504 sessions

Filled line: 90-session IV rank (0–100, left axis). Dashed line: 30-day at-the-money implied volatility (right axis).

QDEF IV rank and implied volatility as of 2026-10-21

52-Week IV Rank
4
0 = year low, 100 = year high
IV Percentile
1%
of past-year sessions had lower IV
90-Session IV Rank
2
used by our screeners
30-Day ATM IV
12.1%
1-year average 20.2%
52-Week IV High
41.0%
2026-05-08
52-Week IV Low
10.9%
2026-01-14
History Since
2023-05-02
847 sessions

How these are measured. Implied volatility here is QDEF's 30-day at-the-money IV: the implied volatility of the calls and puts struck nearest the share price, blended between the expirations on either side of 30 days so every reading covers the same horizon. It's the IV level options traders usually quote, and it doesn't jump when the nearest expiration rolls from a weekly to a monthly. The 7-day figure is the same measure a week out, so it reacts first to near-term events such as earnings.

52-week IV rank = (today's IV − 52-week low) ÷ (52-week high − 52-week low) × 100. IV percentile is the share of the past year's sessions that closed with lower IV than today. The 90-session IV rank applies the same rank formula to the last 90 sessions, so it reacts faster.

A high reading means QDEF options are expensive relative to their own recent history, which is common ahead of earnings or after a sharp move. It says nothing about which way the stock will go. The Vol Arb Screener ranks every tracked symbol by these measures.

QDEF implied volatility by month

MonthAvg ATM IVHighLowAvg IV Rank (90-session)
Oct 2026 (to date) 14.1% 16.9% 11.7% 5
Sep 2026 19.0% 26.4% 14.7% 20
Aug 2026 20.8% 25.3% 16.4% 25
Jul 2026 21.2% 28.3% 16.1% 26
Jun 2026 24.1% 35.7% 14.0% 36
May 2026 24.1% 41.0% 17.1% 47
Apr 2026 22.9% 32.9% 17.5% 55
Mar 2026 24.8% 32.9% 20.8% 70
Feb 2026 20.4% 22.9% 15.2% 81
Jan 2026 14.8% 22.3% 10.9% 33
Dec 2025 15.8% 18.5% 13.0% 42
Nov 2025 19.4% 21.1% 17.2% 55
Oct 2025 16.5% 20.7% 11.5% 32
Sep 2025 15.6% 16.9% 13.4% 21
Aug 2025 14.9% 22.9% 11.8% 6
Jul 2025 20.3% 26.1% 17.7% 15
Jun 2025 23.0% 29.7% 16.3% 22
May 2025 21.3% 25.9% 14.6% 16
Apr 2025 33.4% 53.4% 22.8% 54
Mar 2025 23.3% 25.5% 21.2% 42
Feb 2025 20.7% 24.2% 17.1% 13
Jan 2025 22.1% 26.0% 18.8% 22
Dec 2024 26.2% 28.3% 22.4% 44
Nov 2024 21.9% 26.0% 19.4% 23
Oct 2024 21.9% 37.5% 19.1% 26
Sep 2024 22.7% 30.8% 17.4% 38
Aug 2024 21.3% 31.3% 18.0% 32
Jul 2024 24.0% 27.9% 21.9% 45
Jun 2024 27.1% 34.9% 20.3% 59
May 2024 22.5% 35.4% 14.8% 25
Apr 2024 18.6% 36.1% 15.4% 18
Mar 2024 15.8% 18.2% 13.9% 12
Feb 2024 16.0% 17.8% 14.1% 12
Jan 2024 25.4% 50.5% 14.7% 37
Dec 2023 19.1% 46.2% 11.2% 20
Nov 2023 18.6% 44.0% 14.8% 9
Oct 2023 19.6% 22.6% 13.8% 16
Sep 2023 17.7% 20.5% 14.3% 13
Aug 2023 18.0% 20.1% 15.4% 14
Jul 2023 21.1% 86.8% 16.2% 28
Jun 2023 11.3% 18.1% 7.1% 11
May 2023 22.6% 38.2% 10.1% 32

QDEF IV rank: last 30 sessions

DateIV Rank (90-session)30-Day ATM IV7-Day ATM IV
2026-10-21 2 12.1% —
2026-10-20 3 12.4% —
2026-10-19 12 14.6% —
2026-10-16 9 13.8% —
2026-10-15 0 11.7% —
2026-10-14 2 13.0% 55.1%
2026-10-13 3 13.1% 43.8%
2026-10-12 0 12.5% 37.2%
2026-10-09 3 14.6% 29.9%
2026-10-08 1 14.2% 28.3%
2026-10-07 5 15.1% 29.4%
2026-10-06 7 15.5% 27.4%
2026-10-05 6 15.3% 27.6%
2026-10-02 13 16.9% 26.3%
2026-10-01 13 16.8% 26.0%
2026-09-30 23 19.1% 26.7%
2026-09-29 14 17.1% 24.8%
2026-09-28 13 16.9% 23.5%
2026-09-25 15 17.2% 21.4%
2026-09-24 16 17.5% —
2026-09-23 15 17.4% —
2026-09-22 10 16.2% —
2026-09-21 10 16.1% —
2026-09-18 30 20.5% —
2026-09-17 16 18.3% —
2026-09-16 20 19.5% 68.8%
2026-09-15 17 18.6% 60.6%
2026-09-14 14 17.8% 53.6%
2026-09-11 16 18.2% 41.6%
2026-09-10 21 19.7% 36.8%

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