Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DECU vs FHDG: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Nov 4, 2026 DECU can fall 7.9% before its buffer engages and FHDG 1.1%, and FHDG resets 10 days sooner.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $52m for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Dec and $70m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF.
DECU: reference +12.2% since period start, fund +7.7%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DECU: reference +12.2% since period start, fund +7.7%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.FHDG: reference +0.1% since period start, fund +0.9%; buffer 0 to −7; cap +3.9%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
FHDG: reference +0.1% since period start, fund +0.9%; buffer 0 to −7; cap +3.9%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
DECU costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.2 points; FHDG is 1.3 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DECU | FHDG |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +9.0% | +12.2% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Index fall to the buffer | 10.9% | 0.1% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.85% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $52m | $70m |
| 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 | DECU | FHDG | DECU | FHDG |
| 3 months | −1.4% | +0.9% | −1.0 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +2.3% | +4.6% | −2.2 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 1 year | +9.0% | +12.2% | −4.6 pts | −1.4 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: DECU Dec 2024 · FHDG Nov 2024 | +17.7% | +22.3% | −9.3 pts | −8.1 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.
Where each one stands today
FHDG resets first, on Nov 20, 2026, 16 days from now; DECU runs to Nov 30, 2026, 26 days. A fall from here reaches DECU’s buffer after 7.9% and FHDG’s after 1.1%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
DECU
This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in SPY. The fund's price can fall 7.9% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 10.9% 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. 26 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Nov 30, 2026 the period ends and new terms are set.
FHDG
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 2.8% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 1.1% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 0.1% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 7.5% of the 7.5% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 16 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Nov 20, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
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