Which is cheaper, SIXD or SPY?

SIXD charges 0.74% a year and SPY charges 0.09%, so SPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are SIXD and SPY the same kind of fund?

No. SIXD is a buffer ETF and SPY is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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SIXD vs SPY: how they differ

SIXD and SPY are measured over different days, and SPY charges 0.09% against 0.74%.

AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Jun and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

SIXD and SPY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SIXD AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Jun	SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Where it sits	Buffer ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	AllianzIM	State Street
What it is	Defined outcome, 10% on SPY	S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	+3141499900.0%	+17.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+95.9%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+3141499804.1 pts	0.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.74%	0.09%
Holdings	not filed	505

SIXD in plain words

From its price on Sep 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 5.9% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 2.1% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 1.0% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 10.0% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 80 days remained on Sep 13, 2026. On Nov 30, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

SPY in plain words

SPY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.2%.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, SIXD or SPY?: SIXD charges 0.74% a year and SPY charges 0.09%, so SPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are SIXD and SPY the same kind of fund?: No. SIXD is a buffer ETF and SPY is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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