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MAYU vs PMMY: which one stands where?

As of Sep 21, 2026 MAYU can fall 6.0% before its buffer engages and PMMY 2.4%, and PMMY resets 1 days sooner.

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

6.0%MAYU can fall this far before its buffer
2.4%PMMY can fall this far before its buffer
uncappedMAYU can still gain
4.4%PMMY can still gain
MAYUNo cap
15 pts−15.0% floor0% period startno capTODAY · SPY +7.7%−15.0% floor0% startno capTODAY · SPY +7.7%
PMMYAt its cap
full floor beneath+7%full floor0% period start+7.0% capTODAY · SPY +7.7%full floor beneathfull floor0% start+7.0% capTODAY · SPY +7.7%

These are two different products. PMMY is a floor fund, which caps how far a holder can fall. MAYU 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

PMMY resets first, on Apr 30, 2027, 221 days from now; MAYU runs to Apr 30, 2027, 222 days. A fall from here reaches MAYU’s buffer after 6.0% and PMMY’s after 2.4%. 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

MAYU and PMMY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnGap to the reference
MAYUPMMYMAYUPMMY
3 months+0.8%+1.1%−1.5 pts−1.1 pts
6 months+15.3%+2.7%−2.8 pts−15.3 pts
1 year+12.3%+4.8%−4.3 pts−11.8 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
MAYU and PMMY on the same fields, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MAYU
AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - May
Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and does not cap the gain, over a period ending Apr 30, 2027
PMMY
PGIM S&P 500 Max Buffer ETF - May
Absorbs the whole loss on SPY and caps the gain at 7.0%, over a period ending Apr 30, 2027
IssuerAllianzIMPGIM
Reference indexSPYSPY
Buffer15%100%
Outcome periodMay 1, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027May 1, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027
Days left222221
Starting capuncapped+7.0%
Can still gainuncapped4.4%
Fall before buffer6.0%2.4%
Protection left, index points15.0% of 15.0%100.0% of 100.0%
Index return this period+7.7%+7.7%
Fund return this period+5.6%+2.0%
State todayUncappedAt cap
Expense ratio0.74%0.50%
Net assets$44m$5m

MAYU in plain words

This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in SPY. The fund's price can fall 6.0% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 7.1% 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. 222 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On Apr 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

PMMY in plain words

SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +7.0% for the period on Sep 21, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 4.4% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 2.4% 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. 221 days remained on Sep 21, 2026.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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MAYU against PMMY, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, MAYU against PMMY, data as of Sep 21, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/mayu-vs-pmmy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources