
AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer20 Feb ETF
$36.62+0.03 (+0.08%)
- 0.74%
- $201M
- +11.1%
- 0.00%
- 0M sh
- $36.58
- low $32.95high $36.65
The ETF.net FEBW Grade
Score 43 out of 100
- 18 of 24
Score 43 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 100Rank 10 of 24Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C43 out of 100Rank 16 of 23Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C46 out of 100Rank 14 of 24Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C54 out of 100Rank 9 of 12Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C54 out of 100Rank 13 of 24
Our read on FEBW
CDeep-buffer S&P 500 exposure on a February clock: FLEX options absorb the first 20% of a year's losses, and a ceiling on the upside pays for that cushion. Priced at the category median, one rung in AllianzIM's monthly ladder.
The Fund seeks to provide a buffer against the first 20% of losses of its underlying ETF during the applicable outcome period, using FLEX Options that reference the underlying ETF.
Why people hold it
- Aims to buffer the first 20% of losses in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over each outcome period, built from FLEX options rather than a manager's hedging hunch.
- The terms are written down in advance: 20-point buffer, SPY as the reference, a February 1 to January 31 outcome period. You know the rules before you own it.
- At 0.74%, it charges exactly the median for deep-buffer funds in its peer group. No premium for the AllianzIM name.
- A February start date in a series that runs month by month (MAYW covers May), so entry points can be staggered across the calendar instead of stacked on one reset.
Worth knowing
- The cushion is bought with a ceiling. Each period's cap is set at the start and can shift year to year, so upside in a strong market is limited by design.
- Buffer math runs from the period's start. Buy in mid-period and you inherit whatever protection and headroom remain, not a fresh 20 points.
- Thinly traded, so the spread is a real part of your cost. Cheaper deep-buffer siblings exist too: PBFR at 0.50%, PSFJ at 0.49%.
FEBW Holdings
- Stocks
- 2
- 105%
- 4SPY 270129C00005190
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%
FEBW Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | FEBW |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +7.7% |
| 1 month | +1.0% |
| 3 months | +2.3% |
| 1 year | +11.1% |
| 3 years | +11.5% |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | FEBW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +7.7% | |
| 2025 | +9.6% | |
| 2024 | +11.4% | |
| 2023 | +10.6% |
FEBW in the news
FEBW Dividends
- 0.00%
No distributions in the last 12 months.
Distribution history
FEBW Risk
- 5.2%
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.
- 1.28
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.
- −8.8%
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.
- 0.40
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FEBW Cost
- The middle half of S&P 500 Buffer 20% funds
- Median 0.74%
9 of the 24 S&P 500 Buffer 20% funds charge less.
Other funds in S&P 500 Buffer 20%
- CDECWAllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer20 Dec ETFExpense ratio 0.74%1 year return +12.5%
- CNVBWAllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer20 Nov ETFExpense ratio 0.74%1 year return +11.0%
- CMARWAllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer20 Mar ETFExpense ratio 0.74%1 year return +11.2%
- CPQXXPGIM Rock ETF Trust - PGIM S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer 20 ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return —
- DAPRHInnovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +8.1%

