Vanguard Materials ETF

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Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) Options Open Interest

VAW options open interest is 283 contracts. The 2-week average daily volume is 14 contracts across the chain.

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Monitoring VAW open interest helps you see where real money is positioned on Vanguard Materials ETF's options and which strikes are attracting the most commitment from traders. Vanguard Materials ETF's open interest reflects the total number of outstanding contracts that have not been closed or exercised, making it a powerful gauge of liquidity, conviction, and potential support and resistance zones. Use our scanner to monitor VAW options open interest in real time and find the strikes that matter.

Open interest is distinct from volume: volume counts how many contracts are traded in a session, while open interest counts how many remain open at the end of the day. Rising VAW options open interest alongside rising volume suggests new positions are being built, while falling open interest signals positions are being closed. Heavy open interest at specific strikes often acts as a magnet near expiration and can hint at where dealers and large traders expect Vanguard Materials ETF to settle.

Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks in the materials sector.Passively managed, using a full-replication strategy when possible and a sampling strategy if regulatory constraints dictate.Includes stocks of companies that extract or process raw materials.

Pin risk into expiration, dealer positioning, liquidity checks for large orders — all of it starts with knowing where VAW open interest is concentrated. Our scanner maps Vanguard Materials ETF's open interest across every strike and expiry, flags unusual buildups, and lets you drill into the contracts that institutional money is actually holding. Trade Vanguard Materials ETF's options open interest as the signal it is, not as an afterthought.

2026-10-16
Calls
235.00—1.951.9524%+0.25254
230.000.105.002.5520%+0.35311
245.00—4.804.8052%+0.28291
195.0029.0032.6030.8035%+0.95840
198.0026.0029.6027.8031%+0.95560
Puts
225.002.006.004.0019%-0.47052
220.000.055.002.5322%-0.31311
195.00—4.804.8074%-0.19050
198.00—4.804.8070%-0.20150
199.00—4.804.8068%-0.20550

As of September 23, 2026

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