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OCTUAllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Oct ETF

Grow my money1y track recordRanked #2,084 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks to track returns of SPDR S&P 500 ETF with a 15% downside buffer against losses.

By AllianzIM · Launched 2024

Annual Cost

0.74%

#3,625 of 5,562 · average

Fund Size

$62M

#3,376 of 5,562 · mid-size

Return (1Y)Goal

+17.2%

Track Record

1 year

#3,856 of 5,562 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,776+17.8%

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 = 100.0% of fundconcentrated

SPY 09/30/2026 30.18 C4SPY 260930C00030180
96.8%
SPY 09/30/2026 691.36 P4SPY 260930P00691360
4.7%
SPY 09/30/2026 566.25 P4SPY 260930P00566250
-1.4%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.4%
Cash
0.6%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
9.2%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-11.2%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 returns of SPDR S&P 500 ETF with a 15% downside buffer against losses.
Strategy
Pursues a buffered strategy to track the SPDR S&P 500 ETF's returns over a one-year period, providing downside protection against the first 15% of losses. The strategy includes a Spread that represents the opportunity cost in positive market environments.
Inception date
September 30, 2024
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