{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/aioo-vs-balt","section":"compare","title":"AIOO vs BALT: Cap, Buffer & Days Left | ETFIQ","description":"As of Oct 22, 2026 AIOO can fall 0.2% and BALT 0.3% before its buffer engages, on SPY. Both end their outcome period on Dec 31, 2026.","as_of":"Oct 22, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which resets first, AIOO or BALT?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"AIOO ends its outcome period on Dec 31, 2026 and BALT on Dec 31, 2026. New terms are set the day after each."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, AIOO or BALT?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"AIOO charges 0.64% a year and BALT charges 0.69%, so AIOO is cheaper. 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Both end their outcome period on Dec 31, 2026.","dateModified":"2026-10-22","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/aioo-vs-balt","license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/funds.json"}],"variableMeasured":["Remaining cap","Fall before the buffer engages","Protection left in index points","Starting buffer","Outcome period","Reference index return","Fund return","Days remaining","Expense ratio"],"keywords":["exchange-traded funds","ETF","Buffer ETFs","fund data","SEC filings"]}],"characters":6131,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Buffer ETFs / Compare ETFs / AIOO vs BALT \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Oct 22, 2026 .\n\n AIOO vs BALT: Cap, Buffer & Days Left\n\n As of Oct 22, 2026 BALT can fall 0.3% before its buffer engages and AIOO 0.2%.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n AIOO costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points; BALT is far larger, $3.2bn against $63m.\n AIOO and BALT at a glance. As of Oct 22, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. AIOO BALT \n Expense ratio 0.64% 0.69% \n Net assets $63m $3.2bn \n Total return, 1 year +3.6% +6.5% \n What it tracks SPY SPY \n Holdings in common not","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, AIOO against BALT, data as of Oct 22, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/aioo-vs-balt","a":{"ticker":"AIOO","name":"AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer100 Protection ETF - Jan","issuer":"AllianzIM","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-10-22","verdict":"Since Oct 1, 2026, AIOO returned 0.2%, against 0.2% for SPY. It can fall 0.2% before its buffer.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/aioo","key_facts":[{"label":"Can still gain from today\u2019s fund price","value":"uncapped","as_of":"2026-10-22","source":null},{"label":"Fall before the buffer from today\u2019s fund price","value":"0.2%","as_of":"2026-10-22","source":null},{"label":"Protection left, index points","value":"100.0%","as_of":"2026-10-22","source":null},{"label":"Days to reset","value":"70","as_of":"2026-10-22","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$63m","as_of":"2026-10-22","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 22, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.64%","as_of":"2026-10-22","source":"issuer page, Oct 22, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"BALT","name":"Innovator Defined Wealth Shield ETF - Quarterly","issuer":"Innovator","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-10-22","verdict":"Since Sep 30, 2026, BALT returned 0.2%, against 0.2% for SPY. It can gain 2.2% more before its cap.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/balt","key_facts":[{"label":"Can still gain from today\u2019s fund price","value":"2.2%","as_of":"2026-10-22","source":null},{"label":"Fall before the buffer from today\u2019s fund price","value":"0.3%","as_of":"2026-10-22","source":null},{"label":"Protection left, index points","value":"20.0%","as_of":"2026-10-22","source":null},{"label":"Days to reset","value":"70","as_of":"2026-10-22","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$3.2bn","as_of":"2026-10-22","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 22, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.69%","as_of":"2026-10-22","source":"issuer page, Oct 22, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/aioo-vs-balt"}