Which resets first, JANU or QBSF?

JANU ends its outcome period on Dec 31, 2026 and QBSF on Dec 31, 2026. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, JANU or QBSF?

JANU charges 0.74% a year and QBSF charges 0.64%, so QBSF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

JANU vs QBSF: which one stands where?

As of Oct 1, 2026 JANU can fall 8.3% before its buffer engages and QBSF 0.2%. AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Jan and AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 ETF - Jan.

8.3%

JANU can fall this far before its buffer

0.2%

QBSF can fall this far before its buffer

uncapped

JANU can still gain

2.7%

QBSF can still gain

JANUNo cap

JANU: reference +11.8% since period start, fund +8.2%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap.

QBSFBetween buffer and cap

QBSF: reference 0.0% since period start, fund 0.0%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +2.9%; Between buffer and cap.

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

JANU 52

QBSF 83.8

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 →

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

Where each one stands today

JANU resets first, on Dec 31, 2026, 92 days from now; QBSF runs to Dec 31, 2026, 92 days. A fall from here reaches JANU’s buffer after 8.3% and QBSF’s after 0.2%. 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

	Total return		Gap to the reference
Window	JANU	QBSF	JANU	QBSF
3 months	+1.4%	+1.9%	−1.1 pts	−0.6 pts
6 months	+11.0%	+4.8%	−5.9 pts	−12.2 pts
1 year	+10.2%	+7.2%	−5.5 pts	−8.5 pts

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

On the same fields

JANU

AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Jan · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and does not cap the gain, over a period ending Dec 31, 2026

QBSF

AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 ETF - Jan · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 2.9%, over a period ending Dec 31, 2026

Issuer AllianzIM AllianzIM

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 15% 15%

Outcome period Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026 Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026

Days left 92 92

Starting cap uncapped +2.9%

Can still gain uncapped 2.7%

Fall before buffer 8.3% 0.2%

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

Index return this period +11.8% 0.0%

Fund return this period +8.2% 0.0%

State today Uncapped Open

Expense ratio 0.74% 0.64%

Net assets $78m $62m

JANU and QBSF on the same fields, as of Oct 1, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

JANU in plain words

This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in SPY. The fund's price can fall 8.3% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 10.6% 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. 92 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On Dec 31, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

QBSF in plain words

From its price on Oct 1, 2026, the fund can gain about 2.7% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 0.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 0.0% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, JANU or QBSF?: JANU ends its outcome period on Dec 31, 2026 and QBSF on Dec 31, 2026. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, JANU or QBSF?: JANU charges 0.74% a year and QBSF charges 0.64%, so QBSF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

JANU and QBSF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AllianzIM page for JANU ↗AllianzIM page for QBSF ↗

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ETFIQ, JANU against QBSF, data as of Oct 1, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/janu-vs-qbsf

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