Which resets first, AUGT or AUGU?

AUGT ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and AUGU on Jul 31, 2027. New terms are set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, AUGT or AUGU?

AUGT and AUGU both charge 0.74% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AUGT vs AUGU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 13, 2026 AUGT can fall 3.8% before its buffer engages and AUGU 3.4%. Net assets on Oct 12, 2026: $36m for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Aug and $41m for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Aug.

Both cost 0.74% a year; their one-year returns differ by 1.6 points; AUGU is 1.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AUGT vs AUGU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	AUGT	AUGU
Expense ratio	0.74%	0.74%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$36m	$41m
Total return, 1 year	+15.4%	+13.8%
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Holdings in common	not published
Index fall to the buffer	3.9%

3.8%

AUGT can fall this far before its buffer

3.4%

AUGU can fall this far before its buffer

12.8%

AUGT can still gain

uncapped

AUGU can still gain

AUGTBetween buffer and cap

AUGT: reference +4.0% since period start, fund +3.1%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.1%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

AUGUNo cap

AUGU: reference +4.0% since period start, fund +2.7%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

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

AUGT 37.3

AUGU 86.3

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

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 →

Both are AllianzIM funds, so the difference between them is the terms rather than the house.

Where each one stands today

AUGT resets first, on Jul 31, 2027, 291 days from now; AUGU runs to Jul 31, 2027, 291 days. A fall from here reaches AUGT’s buffer after 3.8% and AUGU’s after 3.4%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: AUGT vs AUGU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	AUGT	AUGU	AUGT	AUGU
3 months	+3.8%	+2.4%	−0.1 pts	−1.5 pts
6 months	+9.8%	+10.4%	−3.6 pts	−3.0 pts
1 year	+15.4%	+13.8%	−3.8 pts	−5.4 pts
3 years	+65.0%	not published	−15.3 pts	not published
Since launch Not the same days: AUGT Aug 2023 · AUGU Aug 2024	+58.9%	+31.2%	−11.5 pts	−12.1 pts

Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. Source: ETFIQ. Open this comparison in the app →

On the same fields

AUGT

AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Aug · Absorbs the first 10% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 17.1%, over a period ending Jul 31, 2027

AUGU

AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Aug · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and does not cap the gain, over a period ending Jul 31, 2027

Issuer AllianzIM AllianzIM

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 10% 15%

Outcome period Aug 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027 Aug 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027

Days left 291 291

Starting cap +17.1% uncapped

Can still gain 12.8% uncapped

Fall before buffer 3.8% 3.4%

Protection left, index points 10.0% of 10.0% 15.0% of 15.0%

Index return this period +4.0% +4.0%

Fund return this period +3.1% +2.7%

State today Open Uncapped

Expense ratio 0.74% 0.74%

Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 $36m $41m

As of Oct 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About AUGT

From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 12.8% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 3.8% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 3.9% 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. 291 days remained on Oct 13, 2026. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

About AUGU

This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in SPY. The fund's price can fall 3.4% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and new terms are set.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, AUGT or AUGU?: AUGT ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and AUGU on Jul 31, 2027. New terms are set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, AUGT or AUGU?: AUGT and AUGU both charge 0.74% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

AUGT and AUGU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AllianzIM page for AUGT ↗AllianzIM page for AUGU ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

ETFIQ calculates every figure from each issuer’s published outcome-period terms. Buffer ETFs hold options on an index, not shares, so there is no holdings overlap to report.

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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