Data as of .
FAPR vs MAYW: which one stands where?
As of Sep 21, 2026 FAPR can fall 6.6% before its buffer engages and MAYW 4.6%, and FAPR resets 15 days sooner.
ETFIQ Downside Cover Score: MAYW scores higher
If the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?
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
FAPR resets first, on Apr 16, 2027, 207 days from now; MAYW runs to Apr 30, 2027, 222 days. FAPR can still gain 7.7% before its cap, MAYW 6.2%. A fall from here reaches FAPR’s buffer after 6.6% and MAYW’s after 4.6%. Both track SPY, 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
| Window | Total return | Gap to the reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAPR | MAYW | FAPR | MAYW | |
| 3 months | +2.2% | +1.9% | 0.0 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +7.1% | +5.4% | −10.9 pts | −12.7 pts |
| 1 year | +10.0% | +7.6% | −6.6 pts | −8.9 pts |
| 3 years | +44.4% | +36.0% | −34.0 pts | −42.4 pts |
| FAPR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - April Absorbs the first 10% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 15.2%, over a period ending Apr 16, 2027 | MAYW AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer20 ETF - May Absorbs the first 20% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 11.2%, over a period ending Apr 30, 2027 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | AllianzIM |
| Reference index | SPY | SPY |
| Buffer | 10% | 20% |
| Outcome period | Apr 20, 2026 to Apr 16, 2027 | May 1, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027 |
| Days left | 207 | 222 |
| Starting cap | +15.2% | +11.2% |
| Can still gain | 7.7% | 6.2% |
| Fall before buffer | 6.6% | 4.6% |
| Protection left, index points | 10.0% of 10.0% | 20.0% of 20.0% |
| Index return this period | +9.0% | +7.7% |
| Fund return this period | +6.2% | +4.0% |
| State today | Open | Open |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.74% |
| Net assets | $1.3bn | $453m |
FAPR in plain words
From its price on Sep 21, 2026, the fund can gain about 7.7% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 6.6% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 8.2% 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. 207 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On Apr 16, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
MAYW in plain words
From its price on Sep 21, 2026, the fund can gain about 6.2% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 4.6% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 7.1% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 20.0% of the 20.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 222 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On Apr 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
Questions people ask
- Which has more room to gain, FAPR or MAYW?
- From their prices on Sep 21, 2026, FAPR can gain about 7.7% before its cap and MAYW about 6.2%, so FAPR has more room left this period.
- Which resets first, FAPR or MAYW?
- FAPR ends its outcome period on Apr 16, 2027 and MAYW on Apr 30, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
- Which is cheaper, FAPR or MAYW?
- FAPR charges 0.85% a year and MAYW charges 0.74%, so MAYW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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