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AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer20 Aug ETF

AUGWCboeAllianzIMC

$34.74+0.03 (+0.09%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 12:37 PM ET

C46/ 100

Rank 17 of 24 in S&P 500 Buffer 20%

C46/100Rank 17 of 24inS&P 500 Buffer 20%
Intraday session: up, 33 prints from 34.71 to 34.74. Range 34.71 to 34.74. Use the arrow keys to read each point.34.7234.7234.7334.7334.7310 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.74%
Fund size
$128M
1Y total return
+8.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
2
Avg volume · 30D
19.8K sh
52W range
low $30.93high $36.33
Launched

The ETF.net AUGW Grade

C

Score 46 out of 100

Category
S&P 500 Buffer 20%⁠
Rank
17 of 24
Six-pillar profile for AUGW. Scores out of 100: Cost 37, Risk 57, Mission 100, Tradability 48, Holdings 61, Durability 41. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Cost (37). Leans toward Mission.

Score 46 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    D37 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 24

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 4

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 23

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 24

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 13

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C41 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 24

Our read on AUGW

ETF.net Research

In short

CAUGW is the August rung of a twelve-fund ladder: a year of S&P 500 exposure up to a cap, with the first 20% of losses absorbed. Built by the in-house hedging desk behind Allianz Life's annuities, priced at the going rate for deep buffers.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to match the returns of the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust over an outcome period, subject to an upside cap, while buffering the first 20% of losses.

Why people hold it

  • Deep end of the shelf: the first 20% of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust losses over the one-year period are absorbed before fees, double the 10% tier AllianzIM sells alongside it.allianzim.com
  • The hedging is in-house. AllianzIM is Allianz Life's own investment arm and runs these funds on the proprietary platform its affiliates use for hedged assets.allianzlife.com
  • Resets each August 1 with a fresh 20% buffer and a newly struck cap, and it has monthly siblings across the calendar, so entry dates can be spread out.allianzim.com
  • Plumbing is straightforward: FLEX options written on SPY itself, and the payoff has matched the buffer-and-cap shape its own documents describe.allianzim.com

Worth knowing

  • At 0.74% the fee sits right at the deep-buffer median, and cheaper 20% buffer options exist: PSFJ and PSFM at 0.49%, PBFR at 0.50%.
  • Thinly traded next to the category's giants, so the bid-ask spread you cross is part of what the protection costs.
  • Upside stops at the cap and the buffer is measured from the August 1 start, so mid-period buyers work with different math than the headline terms.allianzim.com

AUGW Holdings

Holdings pillarB61 out of 100Rank 6 of 13 in S&P 500 Buffer 20%
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
2
Top-10 weight
104%
Largest holding
Spy 07/30/2027 5.60 C100.1%

Sectors

  • Technology40.1%
  • Financials11.3%
  • Communication9.9%
  • Health Care9.4%
  • Consumer Discretionary8.7%
  • Industrials7.6%
  • Consumer Staples4.4%
  • Energy3.4%
  • Utilities1.9%
  • Real Estate1.7%
  • Materials1.6%

Geography

  • United States99.53%
  • Switzerland0.26%
  • China0.10%
  • Mexico0.05%
  • Ireland0.03%
  • United Kingdom0.03%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1No dataSpy 07/30/2027 5.60 C100.13%1,684$128M1
2No dataSpy 07/30/2027 747.10 P3.63%1,684$4.64M1

Showing 1–2 of 2 holdings

AUGW Performance

Launched Jul 31, 2023

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
AUGW$10,803
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. AUGW $10,803. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for AUGW. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodAUGW
Year to date+6.7%
1 month−0.1%
3 months+1.2%
1 year+8.0%
3 yearsper year+13.0%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for AUGW
YearReturn barAUGW
2026 YTD+6.7%
2025+11.2%
2024+13.2%
2023+3.3%

History from Aug 1, 2023

AUGW in the news

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AUGW Dividends

This fund pays no distributions.
No dataLast 12 months
Payout per share
No dataLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

AUGW Risk

Risk pillarB57 out of 100Rank 7 of 23 in S&P 500 Buffer 20%
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.55
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−8.8%
38 months · trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.41
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

AUGW Cost

Compare AUGW and PSFD

Overpaying vs PSFD, tied cheapest in S&P 500 Buffer 20%

$4,515

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • AUGW 0.74%

    $14,307

  • PSFD 0.49% Tied cheapest

    $9,792

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AUGW 0.74%
  • PSFD 0.49%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530AUGW $14,307PSFD $9,792

Year by year

YearAUGWPSFDOverpaying
10$1,319$883$436
20$5,015$3,394$1,621
30$14,307$9,792$4,515

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