ARLI vs YMAR: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Oct 9, 2026 YMAR can fall 8.0% before its buffer engages and ARLI 4.0%, and YMAR resets 12 days sooner. Net assets: $7m on Oct 8, 2026 for AllianzIM International Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Apr, and $162m on Oct 9, 2026 for FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - March.
ARLI costs 0.11 points a year less; YMAR is far larger, $163m against $7m.
| ARLI | YMAR | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.90% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $7m | $163m |
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +10.1% |
| What it tracks | EFA | EFA |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Index fall to the buffer | 6.1% | 9.5% |
ARLI: reference +6.5% since period start, fund +3.3%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
ARLI: reference +6.5% since period start, fund +3.3%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
YMAR: reference +10.5% since period start, fund +7.7%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +15.8%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
A percentile among the 292 buffer ETFs on stocks with a live outcome period. 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 → How it is computed →
Where each one stands today
YMAR resets first, on Mar 19, 2027, 161 days from now; ARLI runs to Mar 31, 2027, 173 days. A fall from here reaches ARLI’s buffer after 4.0% and YMAR’s after 8.0%. Both track EFA, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Gap to the reference's price return | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ARLI | YMAR | ARLI | YMAR |
| 3 months | −1.8% | +0.8% | −0.9 pts | +1.7 pts |
| 6 months | +0.2% | +3.1% | −1.0 pts | +2.0 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +10.1% | not published | +0.1 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +41.9% | not published | −7.2 pts |
Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ARLI in plain words
This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in EFA. The fund's price can fall 4.0% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, EFA can fall 6.1% 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 EFA level. 173 days remained on Oct 9, 2026. On Mar 31, 2027 the period ends and new terms are set.
YMAR in plain words
From its price on Oct 9, 2026, the fund can gain about 6.8% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 8.0% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, EFA can fall 9.5% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. 161 days remained on Oct 9, 2026. On Mar 19, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
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ETFIQ, ARLI against YMAR, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/arli-vs-ymar
ETFIQ. (Oct 9, 2026). ARLI against YMAR. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/arli-vs-ymar
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