Which has more room to gain, MAYT or SIXZ?

From their prices on Nov 4, 2026, MAYT can gain about 9.3% before its cap and SIXZ about 7.0%, so MAYT has more room left this period.

Which resets first, MAYT or SIXZ?

MAYT ends its outcome period on Apr 30, 2027 and SIXZ on Apr 30, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, MAYT or SIXZ?

MAYT and SIXZ both charge 0.74% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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MAYT vs SIXZ: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

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As of Nov 4, 2026 MAYT can fall 6.2% before its buffer engages and SIXZ 1.2%.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $161m for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - May and $64m for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - May.

MAYT on its own →SIXZ on its own →

At a glance

6.2%

MAYT can fall this far before its buffer

1.2%

SIXZ can fall this far before its buffer

9.3%

MAYT can still gain

7.0%

SIXZ can still gain

MAYT Between buffer and cap

MAYT: reference +6.7% since period start, fund +5.7%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +16.3%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SIXZ Between buffer and cap

SIXZ: reference +1.5% since period start, fund +0.9%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +8.3%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.74% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; MAYT is 2.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MAYT vs SIXZ: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Measure	MAYT	SIXZ
Return
Measure	MAYT	SIXZ
Total return, 1 year	+10.7%	+11.4%
Drawdown
Measure	MAYT	SIXZ
Index fall to the buffer	6.3%	1.4%
Benchmark
Measure	MAYT	SIXZ
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Cost and size
Measure	MAYT	SIXZ
Expense ratio	0.74%	0.74%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$161m	$64m
Holdings
Measure	MAYT	SIXZ
Holdings in common	not published

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score · MAYT and SIXZ score the same If the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?

IQ Buffer Score38.7MAYT38.7SIXZ

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

MAYT 38.7

SIXZ 38.7

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

Window by window

Window by window: MAYT vs SIXZ: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	MAYT	SIXZ	MAYT	SIXZ
3 months	+1.1%	+2.3%	+1.5 pts	+2.7 pts
6 months	+4.5%	+4.7%	0.0 pts	+0.2 pts
1 year	+10.7%	+11.4%	−2.9 pts	−2.1 pts
3 years	+53.6%	–	−22.8 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: MAYT May 2023 · SIXZ May 2024	+60.4%	+30.2%	−24.2 pts	−23.1 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

MAYT AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - May · Absorbs the first 10% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 16.3%, over a period ending Apr 30, 2027 SIXZ AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - May · Absorbs the first 10% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 8.3%, over a period ending Apr 30, 2027

Issuer AllianzIM AllianzIM

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 10% 10%

Outcome period May 1, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027 Nov 1, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027

Days left 177 177

Starting cap +16.3% +8.3%

Can still gain 9.3% 7.0%

Fall before buffer 6.2% 1.2%

Protection left, index points 10.0% of 10.0% 10.0% of 10.0%

Index return this period +6.7% +1.5%

Fund return this period +5.7% +0.9%

State today Open Open

Expense ratio 0.74% 0.74%

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $161m $64m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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

Where each one stands today

MAYT resets first, on Apr 30, 2027, 177 days from now; SIXZ runs to Apr 30, 2027, 177 days. MAYT can still gain 9.3% before its cap, SIXZ 7.0%. A fall from here reaches MAYT’s buffer after 6.2% and SIXZ’s after 1.2%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

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About each fund

MAYT

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 6.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 6.3% 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. 177 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Apr 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

SIXZ

From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 7.0% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 1.2% 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.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, MAYT or SIXZ?: From their prices on Nov 4, 2026, MAYT can gain about 9.3% before its cap and SIXZ about 7.0%, so MAYT has more room left this period.
Which resets first, MAYT or SIXZ?: MAYT ends its outcome period on Apr 30, 2027 and SIXZ on Apr 30, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, MAYT or SIXZ?: MAYT and SIXZ both charge 0.74% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

MAYT and SIXZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AllianzIM page for MAYT ↗

AllianzIM page for SIXZ ↗

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How this is computed

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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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