Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
JNEU vs PBJN: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Nov 4, 2026 PBJN can fall 2.5% before its buffer engages and JNEU 0.9%.
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Net assets: $42m on Nov 3, 2026 for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Jun, and $59m on Nov 4, 2026 for PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF - June .
JNEU: reference +1.4% since period start, fund +0.2%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
JNEU: reference +1.4% since period start, fund +0.2%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.PBJN: reference +1.4% since period start, fund +2.0%; buffer 0 to −20; cap +12.1%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
PBJN: reference +1.4% since period start, fund +2.0%; buffer 0 to −20; cap +12.1%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
PBJN costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.9 points; PBJN is 1.4 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | JNEU | PBJN |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +10.9% | +7.0% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Index fall to the buffer | 1.3% | 1.4% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.50% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $42m | $59m |
| 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 | JNEU | PBJN | JNEU | PBJN |
| 3 months | −0.9% | +0.6% | −0.5 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +3.2% | +2.4% | −1.3 pts | −2.1 pts |
| 1 year | +10.9% | +7.0% | −2.7 pts | −6.6 pts |
| Since launchJNEU Jun 2024 · PBJN Jun 2024 | +34.1% | +25.9% | −11.2 pts | −19.3 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
JNEU resets first, on May 31, 2027, 208 days from now; PBJN runs to May 31, 2027, 208 days. A fall from here reaches JNEU’s buffer after 0.9% and PBJN’s after 2.5%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
JNEU
This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in SPY. The fund's price can fall 0.9% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 1.3% 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. 208 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On May 31, 2027 the period ends and new terms are set.
PBJN
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 9.3% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 2.5% 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: 20.0% of the 20.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. On May 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
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