Dimensional Global Real Estate ETF (DFGR) Straddle

Trading a DFGR straddle lets you take a pure volatility position on Dimensional Global Real Estate ETF without committing to a direction. Dimensional Global Real Estate ETF's straddle involves buying (or selling) a call and a put at the same strike and expiration, profiting when the stock moves more (or less) than the combined premium implies. Use our scanner to evaluate DFGR straddle pricing in real time and find the moments when expected moves are mispriced.

A long straddle on DFGR profits from large moves in either direction and is a classic play into binary events like earnings, product announcements, or macro releases. A short straddle profits when Dimensional Global Real Estate ETF stays range-bound and implied volatility contracts. The breakeven points are simple: strike plus total premium on the upside, strike minus total premium on the downside. Comparing the DFGR straddle price to historical realized moves helps you judge whether the market is overpaying or underpaying for volatility.

DFGR is designed to provide exposure to the global broad real estate industry with a particular focus on REITs. The fund actively invests in companies of any size that generate at least 50% of their revenue or have at least 50% of their assets invested in residential, commercial, industrial, or other real estate industries. REITs or REIT-like entities are also eligible for inclusion. Selection is done through an integrated investment approach, with certain securities adjusted or excluded based on several factors, including free float, stock momentum, liquidity, size, relative price, profitability, and costs as per the discretion of the advisor.

Final constituents are market cap-weighted, with country or region weights implemented, where applicable. Following the funds global exposure, it aims to purchase securities only from approved markets, as identified by the advisor, and in at least three different countries, including the US. Derivatives may be used to leverage exposure or manage cash. Lending of portfolio securities is permitted to generate additional income.

Earnings, product cycles, macro prints — any time volatility itself is the trade, the DFGR straddle is the cleanest expression of that view. Our scanner prices every DFGR straddle against historical realized moves, flags expirations where the market is overpaying or underpaying for vol, and ranks setups by breakeven width and IV rank. Whether you're long a DFGR straddle into a catalyst or short a DFGR straddle to harvest decay, the options straddle setups that matter are all in one place.