Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
APRT vs GMAR: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Nov 4, 2026 APRT can fall 11.2% before its buffer engages and GMAR 9.6%, and GMAR resets 12 days sooner.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $47m for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Apr and $425m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - March.
APRT: reference +17.9% since period start, fund +11.6%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.3%; At its cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
APRT: reference +17.9% since period start, fund +11.6%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.3%; At its cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.GMAR: reference +18.2% since period start, fund +9.7%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +14.1%; At its cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GMAR: reference +18.2% since period start, fund +9.7%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +14.1%; At its cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
APRT costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.0 points; GMAR is 9.0 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | APRT | GMAR |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +16.0% | +13.0% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Index fall to the buffer | 15.2% | 15.4% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.85% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $47m | $425m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
How much of a bear-market fall the buffer would absorb from today's level, ranked against 292 buffer ETFs on stocks with a live outcome period. 100 is best. How it is computed
Today's position against one 20% fall; it ignores smaller falls, and stock buffers are never ranked against bond or commodity ones. All buffer ETFs ranked by it →
Window by window
| Total return | Gap to the reference's price return | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | APRT | GMAR | APRT | GMAR |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +1.5% | +2.1 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +4.8% | +4.0% | +0.3 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 1 year | +16.0% | +13.0% | +2.4 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 3 years | +51.7% | +41.6% | −24.7 pts | −34.8 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: APRT Jun 2020 · GMAR Mar 2023 | +97.4% | +52.6% | −53.6 pts | −42.1 pts |
Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. Open this comparison in the app →
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Both are already at their cap, so neither gains from more rise in the index before the period ends.
Where each one stands today
GMAR resets first, on Mar 19, 2027, 135 days from now; APRT runs to Mar 31, 2027, 147 days. APRT can still gain 4.4% before its cap, GMAR 3.3%. A fall from here reaches APRT’s buffer after 11.2% and GMAR’s after 9.6%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
APRT
SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +17.3% for the period on Nov 4, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 4.4% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 11.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 15.2% 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. 147 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Mar 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
GMAR
SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +14.1% for the period on Nov 4, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 3.3% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 9.6% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 15.4% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 135 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Mar 19, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
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