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MARUAllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Mar ETF

Stay safeGrow my money1y track recordRanked #277 of 340 in this goal

Seeks to track excess returns of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust with a 15% downside buffer.

By AllianzIM · Launched 2025

Annual Cost

0.74%

#3,625 of 5,562 · average

Fund Size

$33M

#3,947 of 5,562 · small

Dividend YieldGoal

0.00%

Track Record

1 year

#4,210 of 5,562 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,857+18.6%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Structured outcome

Index tracked

S&P 500 Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 3 holdings = 100.1% of fundconcentrated

SPY 02/27/2026 25.91 C4SPY 260227C00025910
100.0%
SPY 02/27/2026 615.63 P4SPY 260227P00615630
0.2%
SPY 02/27/2026 505.05 P4SPY 260227P00505050
-0.0%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.8%
Cash
0.2%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
10.3%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-8.5%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to track excess returns of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust with a 15% downside buffer.
Strategy
Invests in a strategy that provides returns based on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust's performance, with a minimum return threshold (Spread) before positive returns are realized. The Fund resets its Outcome Period annually, providing downside protection against the first 15% of losses.
Inception date
February 28, 2025
Fund family
AllianzIM

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Buffer
Warning

Buffer ETF — downside protection at a cost

Defined-outcome funds cap upside (typically 8–20%) in exchange for partial downside protection (9–30%), priced via options. Fees are materially higher than the underlying index (often 0.70%+ vs 0.03–0.10%). For most pre-retirees, a simple stock/bond mix achieves similar downside behaviour at a fraction of the cost.

Source: Morningstar, 'Defined-Outcome ETFs: Useful or Uneconomic?' (2023)

Why we flagged this: strategy=structured_outcome + structured_outcome_strategy

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-06-19