Which resets first, CTMA or SIXZ?

CTMA ends its outcome period on Apr 30, 2027 and SIXZ on Apr 30, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, CTMA or SIXZ?

CTMA charges 0.30% a year and SIXZ charges 0.74%, so CTMA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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CTMA vs SIXZ: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

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CTMA can fall 4.1% before its buffer engages as of Nov 3, 2026, and SIXZ 1.2% as of Nov 4, 2026.

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Net assets: $1.7m on Nov 4, 2026 for Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - May Series, and $64m on Nov 3, 2026 for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - May.

CTMA on its own →SIXZ on its own →

At a glance

CTMA Between buffer and cap

CTMA: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +3.1%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +11.5%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 3, 2026.

SIXZ Between buffer and cap

SIXZ: reference +1.5% since period start, fund +0.9%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +8.3%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CTMA costs 0.44 points a year less; SIXZ is far larger, $64m against $1.7m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CTMA vs SIXZ: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Measure	CTMA	SIXZ
Return
Measure	CTMA	SIXZ
Total return, 1 year	not published	+11.4%
Drawdown
Measure	CTMA	SIXZ
Index fall to the buffer	4.1%	1.4%
Benchmark
Measure	CTMA	SIXZ
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Cost and size
Measure	CTMA	SIXZ
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.74%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$1.7m	$64m
Holdings
Measure	CTMA	SIXZ
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Buffer Score93CTMA38.7SIXZ

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

CTMA 93

SIXZ 38.7

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

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Window by window

Window by window: CTMA vs SIXZ: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	CTMA	SIXZ	CTMA	SIXZ
3 months	+0.8%	+2.3%	+1.2 pts	+2.7 pts
6 months	+2.8%	+4.7%	−1.7 pts	+0.2 pts
1 year	–	+11.4%	–	−2.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: CTMA May 2026 · SIXZ May 2024	+2.8%	+30.2%	−1.7 pts	−23.1 pts

Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. – means no data for this window. Open this comparison in the app →

Side by side

CTMA Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - May Series · Absorbs the first 30% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 11.5%, over a period ending Apr 30, 2027 SIXZ AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - May · Absorbs the first 10% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 8.3%, over a period ending Apr 30, 2027

Issuer Corgi AllianzIM

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 30% 10%

Outcome period May 1, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027 Nov 1, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027

Days left 178 177

Starting cap +11.5% +8.3%

Can still gain not published 7.0%

Fall before buffer 4.1% 1.2%

Protection left, index points 30.0% of 30.0% 10.0% of 10.0%

Index return this period +4.2% +1.5%

Fund return this period +3.1% +0.9%

State today Open Open

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.74%

Net assets, CTMA as of Nov 4, 2026 and SIXZ as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.7m $64m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Where each one stands today

SIXZ resets first, on Apr 30, 2027, 177 days from now; CTMA runs to Apr 30, 2027, 178 days. A fall from here reaches CTMA’s buffer after 4.1% and SIXZ’s after 1.2%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

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About each fund

CTMA

The fund's price can fall 4.1% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 4.1% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 30.0% of the 30.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 178 days remained on Nov 3, 2026. On Apr 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

SIXZ

From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 7.0% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 1.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 1.4% 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. 177 days remained on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CTMA or SIXZ?: CTMA ends its outcome period on Apr 30, 2027 and SIXZ on Apr 30, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CTMA or SIXZ?: CTMA charges 0.30% a year and SIXZ charges 0.74%, so CTMA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

SPY →CTMA on its own →SIXZ on its own →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CTMA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

Corgi website ↗

SIXZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AllianzIM page for SIXZ ↗

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How this is computed

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

ETFIQ calculates every number 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 number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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