AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 Mar ETF
$43.49+0.01 (+0.02%)
- 0.74%
- $29M
- +16.6%
- 0M sh
- $43.47
- low $37.33high $43.52
The ETF.net MART Grade
C
Score 55 out of 100
- 25 of 77
Score 55 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. The letter stays C for now. A new letter must hold for 3 published runs before it replaces it.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B68 out of 100Rank 17 of 77Mission
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.A70 out of 100Rank 9 of 76Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D30 out of 100Rank 61 of 77Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C46 out of 100Rank 39 of 44Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D28 out of 100Rank 69 of 77
Our read on MART
CA March-reset buffer fund: it absorbs the first 10% of a year's drop in an S&P 500 ETF and caps the upside for that stretch in exchange. Standard recipe for the category, priced a shade under the typical rival.
The Fund seeks to provide downside-loss protection covering the first 10% of losses on its Underlying ETF, before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- The contract is legible: over each one-year period starting in March, the first 10% of the S&P 500 ETF's losses are absorbed before fees and expenses, with upside capped at a level set that March.
- A 0.74% fee undercuts the typical S&P 500 buffer fund, which matters in a wrapper where the cushion is measured before fees and expenses.
- No exotic reference: the fund tracks outcomes against the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, and the combination of plain benchmark and low fee puts it in the upper half of a crowded buffer cohort.
Worth knowing
- Small asset base, light volume. Spreads can widen, so limit orders and a glance at intraday value matter more here than with a mega-cap index fund.
- Buy mid-period and you inherit whatever buffer and cap are left, not the headline 10%. The design lines up cleanly only from one March reset to the next.
- Income isn't part of the package; returns show up in price. Cheaper buffer builds exist in the same cohort, like PSFF at 0.10% and BUFP at 0.50%.
MART Holdings
- Stocks
- 2
- 104%
- 4SPY 270226C00005080
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%
MART Performance
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MART$11,660
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 | MART |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.3% |
| 1 month | +1.4% |
| 3 months | +3.0% |
| 1 year | +16.6% |
| 3 years | +17.0% |
| 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 | MART |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.3% | |
| 2025 | +14.9% | |
| 2024 | +15.6% | |
| 2023 | +16.9% |
MART in the news
Filings Digest
AllianzIM launches OCTI and resets October buffer terms
MART Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
MART Risk
- 7.7%
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.
- 1.51
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.
- −11.6%
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.
- 0.60
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
MART Cost
0.74%
MART0.74%
- The middle half of S&P 500 Buffer 9-12% funds
- Median 0.79%
16 of the 77 S&P 500 Buffer 9-12% funds charge less.
Other funds in S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%
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- BDECTAllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 Dec ETFExpense ratio 0.74%1 year return +17.2%
- CSTENiShares Trust - iShares Large Cap 10% Target Buffer Sep ETFExpense ratio 0.53%1 year return +16.9%
- CBFEBInnovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - FebruaryExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +17.4%
- CSIXFAllianzIM U.S. Equity 6 Month Buffer10 Feb/Aug ETFExpense ratio 0.74%1 year return +15.5%