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SIXJ

GradeBChicago Board Options Exchange

AllianzIM U.S. Equity 6 Month Buffer10 Jan/Jul ETF

Buffered · AllianzIM · Inception 2021-12-31 · SEC filings

$37.42−0.12 (−0.31%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:19 PM EDT

History starts Jan 3, 2022.
Intraday session: down, 56 prints from 37.54 to 37.42. Range 37.38 to 37.53. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$37.40$37.45$37.50$37.5510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.74%
Fund size
$153M
1Y return
+12.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
—
Holdings
5
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$37.52
52W range
low $33.03high $37.58

The ETF.net SIXJ Grade

B

67/ 100

Rank 5 of 77 in S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for SIXJ. Scores out of 100: Cost 68, Risk 76, Mission not scored, Tradability 65, Holdings 57, Durability 57. Strongest: Risk (76). Weakest: Durability (57). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 67 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    BScore 68
    Category rank30/77 · top 39%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    AScore 76
    Category rank4/73 · top 5%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 65
    Category rank17/77 · top 22%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 57
    Category rank23/42 · mid-pack

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 57
    Category rank32/77 · top 42%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on SIXJ

ETF.net Research

BMost buffer ETFs lock you into a 12-month cycle. SIXJ runs a six-month one, resetting each January and July: it tracks SPY's share-price move, absorbs the first 10% of losses, and takes a fresh upside cap twice a year.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to match the share-price return of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a six-month outcome period, subject to an upside cap and protection against the first 10% of losses.

Why people hold it

  1. 01The 10% buffer and the cap reset every January 1 and July 1, so terms refresh twice a year instead of on the usual annual clock.
  2. 020.74% expense ratio, on the lean side for a defined-outcome fund and below the typical fee among its shallow-buffer peers.
  3. 03The reference asset is SPY itself, the original S&P 500 ETF, so the payoff is keyed to a plain vanilla benchmark rather than a bespoke index.
  4. 04Rates among the stronger implementations in a crowded shallow-buffer field, alongside AllianzIM's other six-month siblings like SIXZ and SIXD.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Buffer and cap are designed to work over the full six-month period. Buy mid-period and you get whatever cushion and upside room remain at that moment.
  2. 02It tracks SPY's share-price return, so dividends aren't passed through and the fund isn't structured to pay income.
  3. 03Volume is light next to the largest buffer funds, so bid-ask spreads can run wider, especially in fast-moving markets.

SIXJ Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 9:12 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
5
Top-10 weight
102%
Largest holding
4SPY 261231C0000553099.2%

Sectors

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
0014SPY 261231C00005530SPY 12/31/2026 5.53 C99.19%1,997$150M1
0024SPY 261231P00746700SPY 12/31/2026 746.70 P2.04%1,997$3M1
003—Cash&Other0.31%469,316$469K50

Showing 1–3 of 3 holdings

SIXJ Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

SIXJ$11,278
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. SIXJ $11,278. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 SIXJ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSIXJ
Year to date+9.5%
1 month+1.0%
3 months+3.2%
1 year+12.8%
3 years+15.1%per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, 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 SIXJ
YearReturn barSIXJ
2026 YTD+9.5%
2025+12.8%
2024+14.5%
2023+18.1%
2022−10.7%

History from Jan 3, 2022

SIXJ in the news

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SIXJ Dividends

This fund pays no distributions.
—Last 12 months
Payout per share
—Last 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

SIXJ Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
6.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
1.42
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−14.1%
56 months · trough Jun 2022
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.
0.46
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.

SIXJ Cost

Expense ratio0.74%
  • 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.

SIXJ costs $74.00 a year on $10,000. The median S&P 500 Buffer 9-12% fund costs $79.00.