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AllianzIM U.S. Equity 6 Month Buffer10 Feb/Aug ETF

SIXFCboeAllianzIMC

$35.04−0.08 (−0.23%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:57 PM ET

C55/ 100

Rank 27 of 77 in S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%

C55/100Rank 27 of 77inS&P 500 Buffer 9-12%
Intraday session: down, 78 prints from 35.12 to 35.04. Range 35.04 to 35.31. Use the arrow keys to read each point.35.2035.2535.3010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.74%
Fund size
$54M
1Y total return
+11.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
3
Avg volume · 30D
2.87K sh
52W range
low $30.83high $35.60
Launched

The ETF.net SIXF Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 55 out of 100

Category
S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%⁠
Rank
27 of 77
Six-pillar profile for SIXF. Scores out of 100: Cost 68, Risk 68, Mission not scored, Tradability 29, Holdings 48, Durability 31. Strongest: Cost (68). Weakest: Tradability (29). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

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 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.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 77

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 62 of 77

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 39 of 45

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D31 out of 100
    Rank 66 of 77

Our read on SIXF

ETF.net Research

In short

CAllianzIM's February/August slot in a six-month buffer lineup: a 10% cushion against S&P 500 tracker declines, an upside cap that gets reset twice a year instead of once, and a fee under the buffer-fund median.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks capital appreciation with downside risk mitigation. It is an actively managed ETF investing in a laddered portfolio of six AllianzIM U.S. Equity 6 Month Buffer10 ETFs.

Why people hold it

  • Outcome periods run six months, resetting each February and August, so the cap is repriced twice as often as a 12-month buffer fund.
  • 0.74% a year, below the 0.79% median for its shallow-buffer peer group, and it sits in the upper half of a crowded field.
  • One rung of a six-fund calendar ladder (SIXJ, SIXZ, SIXD and siblings, all at 0.74%), so start dates can be staggered rather than pinned to a single month.
  • Actively managed against a plain reference point, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, rather than a bespoke index nobody can look up.

Worth knowing

  • The buffer is a trade: roughly 10% of downside absorbed over the outcome period in exchange for a capped upside. Shares bought mid-period get whatever cushion and cap remain.
  • Among the smaller, more lightly traded corners of the buffer world, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads than the headline names.
  • Launched in 2024, so the record is short. Income is not part of the design; distributions have not been a feature.

SIXF Performance

Launched Jan 31, 2024

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.Not enough history yet.
SIXF$11,192
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. SIXF $11,192. 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 SIXF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSIXF
Year to date+10.1%
1 month−0.3%
3 months+1.6%
1 year+11.9%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
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 SIXF
YearReturn barSIXF
2026 YTD+10.1%
2025+13.2%
2024+12.0%

History from Feb 1, 2024

SIXF in the news

SIXF Dividends

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

No distributions in the last 12 months.

SIXF Risk

Risk pillarB68 out of 100Rank 15 of 77 in S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.8%
Annualised · 32 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.
1.32
vs 3-month T-bills · 32 months 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.
−11.3%
32 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.
0.47
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.

SIXF Cost

Compare SIXF 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.

  • SIXF 0.74%

    $14,307

  • XTR 0.25% Cheapest

    $5,159

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SIXF 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$15K051015202530SIXF $14,307XTR $5,159

Year by year

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

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