Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
JUNT vs ZJUN: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Nov 4, 2026 JUNT can fall 2.8% before its buffer engages and ZJUN 1.9%.
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Net assets: $113m on Nov 3, 2026 for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Jun, and $155m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr June.
JUNT: reference +1.4% since period start, fund +2.1%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.6%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
JUNT: reference +1.4% since period start, fund +2.1%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.6%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.ZJUN: reference +1.3% since period start, fund +1.6%; buffer Floor; cap +8.1%; Full floor. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
JUNT costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.6 points; ZJUN is 1.4 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | JUNT | ZJUN |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +8.4% | +4.8% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Index fall to the buffer | 1.3% | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.79% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $113m | $154m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Risk and return
Jun 13, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 72 weekly returns · each against SPYFrom Jun 2025 to Oct 2026, JUNT returned more: +15.2% to +7.3%. ZJUN swung less: 1.9% to 6.2%. ZJUN fell less at its worst: −0.9% to −3.6%.
Full scorecard
19 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | JUNT | ZJUN | SPY | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | |||||
| Total return | +15.2% | +7.3% | JUNT | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. | |
| Annualized | +10.8% | +5.2% | JUNT | Total return as a yearly rate. | |
| Price return | +15.2% | +7.3% | JUNT | Price change alone, distributions left out. | |
| Risk | |||||
| Volatility | 6.2% | 1.9% | ZJUN | Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier. | |
| Downside deviation | 3.8% | 1.1% | ZJUN | Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate. | |
| Max drawdown | −3.6% | −0.9% | ZJUN | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. | |
| Upside capture | 42.6% | 12.5% | 100.0% | JUNT | Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose. |
| Downside capture | 55.5% | 12.0% | 100.0% | ZJUN | Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better. |
| Beta | 0.51 | 0.14 | 1.00 | ZJUN lower | How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves. |
| R squared | 0.89 | 0.82 | 1.00 | Not an edge | Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains. |
| Risk-adjusted | |||||
| Sharpe | 1.05 | 0.65 | JUNT | Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility. | |
| Sortino | 1.74 | 1.05 | JUNT | Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation. | |
| Treynor | 0.129 | 0.083 | 0.150 | JUNT | Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta. |
| Calmar | 2.96 | 5.51 | ZJUN | Annualized return divided by the max drawdown. | |
| Against the benchmark | |||||
| Benchmark | SPY | SPY | SPY | The ETF each fund is measured against. | |
| Alpha | −1.1% a year | −1.0% a year | 0.0% | Not significant | Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts. |
| Alpha t-stat | −0.60 | −1.40 | Not an edge | How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance. | |
| Alpha range | −4.6% to +2.5% | −2.3% to +0.4% | Both include zero | The 95% range for the yearly alpha. | |
| Information ratio | −1.39 | −1.38 | Tie | Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error. | |
| Tracking error | 6.1% | 10.0% | 0.0% | Not an edge | How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 72 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
Window by window
| Total return | Gap to the reference's price return | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | JUNT | ZJUN | JUNT | ZJUN |
| 3 months | +0.1% | +0.7% | +0.5 pts | +1.1 pts |
| 6 months | +2.4% | +1.9% | −2.1 pts | −2.6 pts |
| 1 year | +8.4% | +4.8% | −5.2 pts | −8.7 pts |
| 3 years | +48.5% | – | −27.9 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: JUNT Jun 2023 · ZJUN Jun 2025 | +53.6% | +7.9% | −28.2 pts | −21.5 pts |
Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. – means no data for this window. Open this comparison in the app →
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
These are two different products. ZJUN is a floor fund, which caps how far a holder can fall. JUNT 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
JUNT resets first, on May 31, 2027, 208 days from now; ZJUN runs to May 31, 2027, 208 days. JUNT can still gain 14.5% before its cap, ZJUN 6.0%. A fall from here reaches JUNT’s buffer after 2.8% and ZJUN’s after 1.9%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
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JUNT
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 14.5% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 2.8% 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: 10.0% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 208 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On May 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
ZJUN
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 6.0% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 1.9% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. Protection left, in index points: 100.0% of the 100.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level.
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How this is computed
ETFIQ calculates every number from each issuer’s published outcome-period terms. Buffer ETFs hold options on an index, not shares, so there is no holdings overlap to report.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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