Which resets first, ARLI or YMAR?

ARLI ends its outcome period on Mar 31, 2027 and YMAR on Mar 19, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, ARLI or YMAR?

ARLI charges 0.79% a year and YMAR charges 0.90%, so ARLI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

ARLI vs YMAR: which one stands where?

As of Oct 1, 2026 YMAR can fall 8.1% before its buffer engages and ARLI 4.5%, and YMAR resets 12 days sooner. AllianzIM International Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Apr and FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - March.

4.5%

ARLI can fall this far before its buffer

8.1%

YMAR can fall this far before its buffer

uncapped

ARLI can still gain

6.5%

YMAR can still gain

ARLINo cap

ARLI: reference +7.0% since period start, fund +3.8%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap.

YMARBetween buffer and cap

YMAR: reference +11.0% since period start, fund +7.9%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +15.8%; Between buffer and cap.

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score · ARLI scores higherIf the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?

ARLI 83.8

YMAR 53.1

0.2, the lowest in this set99.8, the highest

A percentile among the 293 buffer ETFs with a live outcome period. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All buffer ETFs ranked by it → How it is computed →

Where each one stands today

YMAR resets first, on Mar 19, 2027, 170 days from now; ARLI runs to Mar 31, 2027, 182 days. A fall from here reaches ARLI’s buffer after 4.5% and YMAR’s after 8.1%. Both track EFA, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Every figure is ETFIQ’s own, from the issuer’s published outcome-period terms. A buffer ETF holds FLEX options on its reference index rather than shares, so there is no holdings overlap between two of them to report.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Gap to the reference
Window	ARLI	YMAR	ARLI	YMAR
3 months	−0.3%	+1.4%	−1.1 pts	+0.6 pts
6 months	+3.3%	+5.3%	−3.8 pts	−1.7 pts
1 year	not published	+10.6%	not published	−4.5 pts
3 years	not published	+42.8%	not published	−22.9 pts

ARLI and YMAR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

ARLI

AllianzIM International Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Apr · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on EFA and does not cap the gain, over a period ending Mar 31, 2027

YMAR

FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - March · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on EFA and caps the gain at 15.8%, over a period ending Mar 19, 2027

Issuer AllianzIM First Trust

Reference index EFA EFA

Buffer 15% 15%

Outcome period Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027 Mar 23, 2026 to Mar 19, 2027

Days left 182 170

Starting cap uncapped +15.8%

Can still gain uncapped 6.5%

Fall before buffer 4.5% 8.1%

Protection left, index points 15.0% of 15.0% 15.0% of 15.0%

Index return this period +7.0% +11.0%

Fund return this period +3.8% +7.9%

State today Uncapped Open

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.90%

Net assets $7m $163m

ARLI and YMAR on the same fields, as of Oct 1, 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 4.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, EFA can fall 6.5% 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. 182 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On Mar 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

YMAR in plain words

From its price on Oct 1, 2026, the fund can gain about 6.5% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 8.1% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, EFA can fall 9.9% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. 170 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On Mar 19, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, ARLI or YMAR?: ARLI ends its outcome period on Mar 31, 2027 and YMAR on Mar 19, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, ARLI or YMAR?: ARLI charges 0.79% a year and YMAR charges 0.90%, so ARLI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

ARLI vs IAPR YMAR vs IAPR

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Where these figures came from

ARLI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AllianzIM page for ARLI ↗YMAR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗First Trust page for YMAR ↗

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ETFIQ, ARLI against YMAR, data as of Oct 1, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/arli-vs-ymar

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