AllianzIM U.S. Equity 6 Month Buffer10 May/Nov ETF
$32.730.00 (0.00%)
- 0.74%
- $64M
- +12.2%
- 0M sh
- $32.73
- low $28.62high $32.79
The ETF.net SIXZ Grade
B
Score 61 out of 100
- 10 of 77
Score 61 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 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.C52 out of 100Rank 37 of 76Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A73 out of 100Rank 16 of 77Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C48 out of 100Rank 36 of 44Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C48 out of 100Rank 41 of 77
Our read on SIXZ
BMost buffered ETFs lock you into a 12-month cycle. SIXZ runs six-month outcome periods, so the 10% downside buffer on the S&P 500 and the upside cap both reset every May and November.
The Fund uses recurring six-month Outcome Periods and resets its upside Cap at each period. For the May 1–October 31, 2026 period, the SEC disclosed an estimated pre-fee Cap range of 6.00%–9.00%.
Why people hold it
- Six-month outcome periods: the 10% buffer and the upside cap reset each May 1 and November 1 instead of sitting fixed for a full year.
- At 0.74% a year, it charges less than the median fund in its shallow-buffer peer group.
- Easy to trade for a defined-outcome fund, among the cleanest in its cohort, which matters most when you step in or out between reset dates.
- Built as a registered 1940 Act fund tied to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, so you hold an ETF rather than a bank-issued structured note.
Worth knowing
- The price of the buffer is a ceiling. Strong six-month runs get trimmed, and the new cap is only set when each period opens.
- Buffer and cap are measured from the start of each outcome period. Buy midway and your own protection and upside differ from the headline terms.
- 0.74% adds up next to plain index funds, and some buffer peers ask less (ZALT 0.69%, BUFB 0.10%). It also launched in 2024, so the record is short.
SIXZ Holdings
- Stocks
- 3
- 102%
- 4SPY 261030C00005320
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%
SIXZ Performance
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SIXZ$11,224
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 | SIXZ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.5% |
| 1 month | +1.5% |
| 3 months | +3.2% |
| 1 year | +12.2% |
| 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 | SIXZ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.5% | |
| 2025 | +7.2% | |
| 2024 | +10.5% |
SIXZ in the news
Filings Digest
AllianzIM launches OCTI and resets October buffer terms
SIXZ Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
SIXZ Risk
- 6.1%
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.
- 0.96
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.
- −10.3%
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.
- 0.50
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SIXZ Cost
0.74%
SIXZ0.74%
- 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.
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