VEGA AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF
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AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF (VEGA) ETF
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- Exchange
- ARCX
- Inception
- 2012-09-17
- Has Options
- No
- Expense ratio
- 1.25% prospectus, filed Oct 28, 2025
- Assets
- $93M shares × price, Oct 16, 2026
- Trailing yield
- 1.26% paid annual
- Average daily volume
- $444K 30 sessions
- Holdings
- 12 top 10 are 96.8%
- Listed
- Sep 17, 2012 NYSE Arca
- Last fee change
- -11 bp filed Oct 28, 2025
Moves with. US large-cap stocks (76% of its variance, beta 0.66); Gold (5% of its variance, beta 0.03); Emerging markets over US (4% of its variance, beta 0.04); Developed markets ex-US over US (4% of its variance, beta 0.19). These factors explain 91% of its daily moves over the last year.
Stated objective. The AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF (the Fund) seeks consistent repeatable returns across all market cycles. (from the fund's prospectus)
All 12 holdingsFlow historySimilar fundsOverlap toolAll Covered Call ETFs
- Jun 2026
- +$2.9M latest reported month
- Latest 3 months
- +$4.7M +5.2% of assets
- Latest 12 months
- +$13M +15.1% of assets
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| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | +$2.9M |
| May 2026 | +$519K |
| Apr 2026 | +$1.3M |
| Mar 2026 | +$1.2M |
| Feb 2026 | +$1.7M |
| Jan 2026 | +$502K |
| Dec 2025 | +$1.2M |
| Nov 2025 | +$485K |
| Oct 2025 | +$494K |
| Sep 2025 | +$1.2M |
| Aug 2025 | +$1.6M |
| Jul 2025 | +$234K |
Net creations and redemptions from the fund's SEC filings, which become public about 60 days after each quarter. Every month since 84 months ago
| Fund | Overlap | Fee | Assets | 1Y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHTXRH Tactical Outlook ETF | 41% | 1.51% | $8.2M | +8.2% | compare |
| RHRXAdaptive Tactical Rotation ETF | 41% | 1.38% | $36M | +18.7% | compare |
| GALState Street Global Allocation ETF | 24% | 0.35% | $320M | +6.6% | compare |
| AESRAnfield U.S. Equity Sector Rotation ETF | 16% | 0.97% | $243M | −6.1% | compare |
| NOEQNorthern Trust US Equity ETF | 14% | 0.12% | $876M | — | compare |
Ranked by how much of the two portfolios is the same securities.
| Action | Holding | Weight before | Weight after | Shares vs flows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decrease | DYNFBlackRock ETF Trust | 8.61% | 6.89% | −15.2% |
| Increase | IUSBiShares Trust | 16.87% | 18.53% | +12.2% |
| Increase | GOVTiShares Trust | 5.16% | 6.72% | +32.8% |
| Decrease | IAUIshares Gold Trust | 2.41% | 1.96% | −24.0% |
0 new, 0 exited, 0 increased and 0 decreased between the fund's two latest holdings reports; turnover 14.2%. Full holdings and history
- Authorized participants
- 3 active of 23 with agreements; top 3 did 100%
- Created · redeemed
- $14M · $241K over the fiscal year
- Redemptions in kind
- 97% creations 98% in kind
- Creation unit
- 5,000 shares
- Securities lending
- 12.07% of assets on loan on average; earned 3.6 bp
From the fund's annual census filing with the SEC. In-kind redemptions are what let an ETF shed appreciated securities without realising gains.
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | 2025-12-29 | $0.6600 | CD |
| 2024-12-23 | 2024-12-30 | $0.4500 | CD |
| 2023-12-26 | 2023-12-29 | $0.4390 | CD |
| 2022-12-23 | 2022-12-30 | $0.6465 | CD |
| 2021-12-23 | 2021-12-31 | $0.2279 | CD |
| Symbol | Name | Weight % | Asset Class | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST | 40.64% | Equity (common) | US |
| IUSB | ISHARES TRUST | 17.02% | Equity (common) | US |
| EFA | ISHARES TRUST | 10.65% | Equity (common) | US |
| DYNF | BLACKROCK ETF TRUST | 7.40% | Equity (common) | US |
| GOVT | ISHARES TRUST | 6.14% | Equity (common) | US |
| EEM | ISHARES INC | 5.46% | Equity (common) | US |
| IWP | ISHARES TRUST | 4.14% | Equity (common) | US |
| MBB | ISHARES TRUST | 3.78% | Equity (common) | US |
| — | DREY INST PREF GOV MM-M | 3.56% | Short-term investment | US |
| — | BLACKROCK LIQUIDITY T FUN | 3.30% | Short-term investment | US |
| IAU | ISHARES GOLD TRUST | 1.54% | Equity (common) | US |
| — | THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION | -0.01% | Derivative (equity) | US |
| Category | Weight | Value | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term investment | 6.86% | $6.1M | 2 |
| Derivative (equity) | -0.01% | $-12246 | 1 |
| Month | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.24% | -4.24% | 5.92% | 1.31% | 2.08% | 1.90% | 1.12% |
| Feb | 0.94% | -2.64% | -3.37% | 2.00% | 0.39% | 0.59% | -0.35% |
| Mar | 0.80% | 2.70% | 1.97% | 1.85% | -1.89% | -4.27% | 0.19% |
| Apr | 1.55% | -7.15% | 0.96% | -2.53% | -0.51% | 5.24% | -0.41% |
| May | 0.15% | 0.21% | -0.07% | 3.03% | 3.11% | 2.70% | 1.52% |
| Jun | 1.49% | -5.59% | 3.08% | 2.13% | 3.12% | -0.37% | 0.64% |
| Jul | 0.48% | 4.75% | 2.58% | 1.64% | 1.14% | -0.65% | 1.66% |
| Aug | 1.26% | -4.19% | -1.62% | 3.11% | 2.61% | 1.21% | 0.40% |
| Sep | -2.90% | -7.00% | -3.68% | 1.59% | 3.11% | -0.78% | -1.61% |
| Oct | 3.32% | 2.59% | -1.48% | -1.25% | 1.12% | -0.14%* | 0.69% |
| Nov | -2.41% | 5.69% | 6.36% | 3.42% | 0.17% | -- | 2.65% |
| Dec | 2.94% | -5.11% | 2.48% | -3.97% | -0.55% | -- | -0.84% |
| Total | 7.43% | -19.23% | 13.29% | 12.71% | 14.65% | 5.27% | 5.69% |
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
- SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
- EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
- MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
- ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
- +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
- RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
- Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
- Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.
Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.
- Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
- OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
- Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
- ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
- HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.
Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →
Trend Indicators
Momentum Oscillators
Volume & Volatility
Data Summary
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VEGA Options Activity & IV Rank
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
- Min open interest across all legs
- OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05
score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →
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Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol pointsHow much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.
- Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
- Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
- Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
- Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each sideWhich side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.
- Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
- Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
- Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
- Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:
- High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
- Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
- Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.
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Risk Metrics
Analysis Details
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
VEGA Institutional Ownership (13F)
Latest filings — 2026-09-30Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.
- Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
- Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
- % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
- Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.
Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.
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| Symbol | Name | Weight % | Price | 1 Day | 1 Week | 1 Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST | 40.64% | $766.48 | +0.42% | -1.49% | -0.91% |
| IUSB | ISHARES TRUST | 17.02% | $44.33 | -0.31% | +0.41% | -1.25% |
| EFA | ISHARES TRUST | 10.65% | $102.87 | -0.66% | -0.17% | -3.07% |
| DYNF | BLACKROCK ETF TRUST | 7.40% | $68.96 | +0.38% | -2.05% | -2.00% |
| GOVT | ISHARES TRUST | 6.14% | $22.01 | -0.32% | +0.59% | -0.77% |
| EEM | ISHARES INC | 5.46% | $63.31 | +0.73% | -4.29% | -8.02% |
| IWP | ISHARES TRUST | 4.14% | $134.69 | +0.52% | -4.47% | -3.41% |
| MBB | ISHARES TRUST | 3.78% | $90.22 | -0.33% | +0.43% | -1.50% |
| IAU | ISHARES GOLD TRUST | 1.54% | $77.85 | -0.63% | -0.63% | -4.68% |