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AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 Jul ETF

JULTCboeAllianzIMB

$48.35−0.18 (−0.36%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:58 PM ET

B57/ 100

Rank 21 of 77 in S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%

B57/100Rank 21 of 77inS&P 500 Buffer 9-12%
Intraday session: down, 78 prints from 48.53 to 48.35. Range 48.35 to 48.87. Use the arrow keys to read each point.48.6048.7048.8010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.74%
Fund size
$58M
1Y total return
+9.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.00%
Holdings
2
Avg volume · 30D
13.1K sh
52W range
low $43.05high $49.50
Launched

The ETF.net JULT Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 57 out of 100

Category
S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%⁠
Rank
21 of 77
Six-pillar profile for JULT. Scores out of 100: Cost 68, Risk 46, Mission not scored, Tradability 48, Holdings 55, Durability 60. Strongest: Cost (68). Weakest: Risk (46). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 57 of 100 falls in the B 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.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 77

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 52 of 77

  • 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 40 of 77

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 27 of 45

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 28 of 77

Our read on JULT

ETF.net Research

In short

BA 10% cushion on an S&P 500 tracker, reset every July 1. JULT trades unlimited upside for a defined buffer across each 12-month window, and it has been running that trade since 2020 at a fee below the shallow-buffer norm.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to match the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust’s share-price returns at the end of the Outcome Period, subject to an upside Cap, while buffering the first 10% of losses in that underlying ETF.

Why people hold it

  • The deal is written down in advance: match the S&P 500 tracker's share-price return to June 30, absorb the first 10% of its losses, and give up upside above a cap.
  • 0.74% a year prices under the median fund in its shallow-buffer group and under 0.79% July rivals such as BJUL.
  • Live since June 2020, so it has already rolled through multiple full July-to-June outcome periods instead of asking you to trust a fresh launch.
  • Measured against dozens of dated shallow-buffer funds on the same reference, it lands among the stronger implementations in the group.

Worth knowing

  • The cap is what pays for the cushion. Upside is capped, and the new level is struck from option pricing each July 1, so it differs from period to period.
  • Protection stops at 10%: losses beyond that pass through. The reference is share-price return, so tracker dividends are not part of the payoff.
  • Trading is thin next to the largest buffer ETFs, so bid-ask spreads weigh more, and buying mid-period means different terms than the stated cap and buffer.

JULT Performance

Launched Jun 30, 2020

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.
JULT$10,965
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. JULT $10,965. 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 JULT. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodJULT
Year to date+8.1%
1 month−0.6%
3 months+1.4%
1 year+9.6%
3 yearsper year+16.8%
5 yearsper year+10.9%
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 JULT
YearReturn barJULT
2026 YTD+8.1%
2025+13.7%
2024+17.4%
2023+21.3%
2022−5.6%
2021+9.6%
2020+15.0%

History from Jul 1, 2020

JULT in the news

JULT Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
0.00%Last 12 months
Payout per share
NoneLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

Distribution history

Payments through 2020

One bar per payment. 1 payment in 2020. Dec 15, 2020 $1.03. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2020
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 15, 2020Dec 17, 2020$1.03

JULT Risk

Risk pillarC46 out of 100Rank 52 of 77 in S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
7.9%
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.
1.46
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.
−13.6%
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.
0.62
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.

JULT Cost

Compare JULT and XTR

Overpaying vs XTR, cheapest in S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%

$9,148

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

  • JULT 0.74%

    $14,307

  • XTR 0.25% Cheapest

    $5,159

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • JULT 0.74%
  • XTR 0.25%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530JULT $14,307XTR $5,159

Year by year

YearJULTXTROverpaying
10$1,319$455$864
20$5,015$1,769$3,246
30$14,307$5,159$9,148

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