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JULU vs PMJL: which one stands where?

As of Sep 21, 2026 JULU can fall 2.8% before its buffer engages and PMJL 1.7%, and PMJL resets 1 days sooner.

AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Jul and PGIM S&P 500 Max Buffer ETF - July.

2.8%JULU can fall this far before its buffer
1.7%PMJL can fall this far before its buffer
uncappedJULU can still gain
6.1%PMJL can still gain
JULUNo cap
15 pts−15.0% floor0% period startno capTODAY · SPY +3.6%−15.0% floor0% startno capTODAY · SPY +3.6%
PMJLFull floor
full floor beneathfull floor0% period start+8.0% capTODAY · SPY +3.6%full floor beneathfull floor0% start+8.0% capTODAY · SPY +3.6%

These are two different products. PMJL is a floor fund, which caps how far a holder can fall. JULU is a buffer fund, which absorbs the first part of a fall and leaves everything below it with the holder.

Where each one stands today

PMJL resets first, on Jun 30, 2027, 282 days from now; JULU runs to Jun 30, 2027, 283 days. A fall from here reaches JULU’s buffer after 2.8% and PMJL’s after 1.7%. 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

JULU and PMJL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnGap to the reference
JULUPMJLJULUPMJL
3 months+0.9%+1.1%−1.4 pts−1.2 pts
6 months+13.4%+4.2%−4.6 pts−13.8 pts
1 year+11.7%+5.6%−4.9 pts−11.0 pts
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JULU and PMJL on the same fields, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JULU
AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Jul
Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and does not cap the gain, over a period ending Jun 30, 2027
PMJL
PGIM S&P 500 Max Buffer ETF - July
Absorbs the whole loss on SPY and caps the gain at 8.0%, over a period ending Jun 30, 2027
IssuerAllianzIMPGIM
Reference indexSPYSPY
Buffer15%100%
Outcome periodJul 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027Jul 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027
Days left283282
Starting capuncapped+8.0%
Can still gainuncapped6.1%
Fall before buffer2.8%1.7%
Protection left, index points15.0% of 15.0%100.0% of 100.0%
Index return this period+3.6%+3.6%
Fund return this period+2.1%+1.3%
State todayUncappedOpen
Expense ratio0.74%0.50%
Net assets$80m$7m

JULU in plain words

This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in SPY. The fund's price can fall 2.8% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 3.5% 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. 283 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On Jun 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

PMJL in plain words

From its price on Sep 21, 2026, the fund can gain about 6.1% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 1.7% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. Protection left, in index points: 100.0% of the 100.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 282 days remained on Sep 21, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, JULU or PMJL?
JULU ends its outcome period on Jun 30, 2027 and PMJL on Jun 30, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, JULU or PMJL?
JULU charges 0.74% a year and PMJL charges 0.50%, so PMJL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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JULU against PMJL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 21, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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How every figure is computed · Standards and sources