AllianzIM U.S. Equity 6 Month Buffer10 Feb/Aug ETF
$35.60+0.01 (+0.03%)
- 0.74%
- $52M
- +15.5%
- 0M sh
- $35.57
- low $30.83high $35.60
The ETF.net SIXF Grade
C
Score 53 out of 100
- 30 of 77
Score 53 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.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.B66 out of 100Rank 19 of 76Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F24 out of 100Rank 67 of 77Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C49 out of 100Rank 33 of 44Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D32 out of 100Rank 63 of 77
Our read on SIXF
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 3
- 102%
- 4SPY 270129C00005530
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%
SIXF Performance
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SIXF$11,551
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 | SIXF |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.5% |
| 1 month | +1.3% |
| 3 months | +3.7% |
| 1 year | +15.5% |
| 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 | SIXF |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.5% | |
| 2025 | +13.2% | |
| 2024 | +12.0% |
SIXF in the news
Filings Digest
AllianzIM launches OCTI and resets October buffer terms
SIXF Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
SIXF Risk
- 5.8%
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.
- 1.39
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.
- −11.3%
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.
- 0.47
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SIXF Cost
0.74%
SIXF0.74%
- 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%
- 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%
- CBAPRInnovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +18.3%
- CBJUNInnovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +11.4%
- CBMARInnovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +17.1%