
AllianzIM U.S. Equity 6 Month Floor5 Apr/Oct ETF
$29.010.00 (+0.01%)
- 0.74%
- $9M
- +4.5%
- 0M sh
- $29.01
- low $26.58high $29.04
The ETF.net FLAO Grade
Score 51 out of 100
- 15 of 24
Score 51 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.C54 out of 100Rank 11 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.C50 out of 100Rank 11 of 24Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C44 out of 100Rank 15 of 24Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D37 out of 100Rank 7 of 10Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B56 out of 100Rank 13 of 24
Our read on FLAO
CSix-month defined-outcome exposure to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust: a cap on the upside, 5 points of loss protection under it, and a fresh reset every April and October, at a fee below the protected-outcome median.
The Fund seeks to match the share-price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust during the outcome period, subject to an upside cap and protection against losses of up to 5%.
Why people hold it
- At 0.74% a year it sits under the median fee in its protected-outcome cohort, and below Innovator's managed-floor rival SFLR at 0.89%.
- The outcome window runs six months (April through September, then October through March), so the cap gets re-struck twice a year instead of once.
- The yardstick is the share-price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, a live market quote you can watch, not a model index.
- AllianzIM runs a Jan/Jul twin, FLJJ, on the same 5% protection design, so the two together cover the calendar.
Worth knowing
- The upside is capped, and the cap is set at the start of each six-month period, so the ceiling isn't known in advance and strong rallies get clipped.
- The terms apply across a full outcome period. Step in or out mid-window and your effective cap and protection differ from the stated ones.
- A smaller, thinly traded fund launched in 2024, and built around price outcomes rather than payouts, so spreads and timing matter more than yield here.
FLAO Holdings
- Stocks
- 3
- 102%
- 4SPY 270331C00005800
Sectors
- Technology40.3%
- Financials11.1%
- Communication10.0%
- Health Care9.4%
- Consumer Discretionary8.7%
- Industrials7.4%
- Consumer Staples4.4%
- Energy3.4%
- Utilities1.8%
- Real Estate1.7%
- Materials1.6%
FLAO 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 | FLAO |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +2.0% |
| 1 month | +1.2% |
| 3 months | +2.3% |
| 1 year | +4.5% |
| 3 years | — |
| 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 | FLAO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +2.0% | |
| 2025 | +3.4% | |
| 2024 | +10.0% |
FLAO in the news
FLAO Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
FLAO Risk
- 6.6%
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.
- 0.41
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.
- −10.1%
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.
- 0.48
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FLAO Cost
- The middle half of Other Floor Protected funds
- Median 0.79%
7 of the 18 Other Floor Protected funds charge less.
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- DSNTHMRP SynthEquity ETFExpense ratio 0.95%1 year return +13.2%
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