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SEPUAllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Sep ETF

Grow my money1y track recordRanked #1,743 of 2,960 in this goal

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

By AllianzIM · Launched 2024

Annual Cost

0.74%

#3,625 of 5,562 · average

Fund Size

$144M

#2,599 of 5,562 · mid-size

Return (1Y)Goal

+19.7%

Track Record

1 year

#3,764 of 5,562 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,982+19.8%

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 = 100.1% of fundconcentrated

SPY 08/31/2026 27.09 C4SPY 260831C00027090
97.8%
SPY 08/31/2026 667.30 P4SPY 260831P00667300
3.4%
SPY 08/31/2026 548.29 P4SPY 260831P00548290
-1.0%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.5%
Cash
0.5%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
10.0%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-11.8%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 the SPDR S&P 500 ETF with a 15% downside buffer.
Strategy
Pursues a buffered strategy to track the SPDR S&P 500 ETF's returns over a one-year period while providing a buffer against the first 15% of losses. The strategy includes a Spread that accounts for opportunity costs.
Inception date
August 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