Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
OCTU vs QBSF: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Nov 4, 2026 OCTU can fall 1.0% before its buffer engages and QBSF 0.8%, and QBSF resets 273 days sooner.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $60m for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Oct and $68m for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 ETF - Jan.
OCTU: reference +0.5% since period start, fund +0.3%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
OCTU: reference +0.5% since period start, fund +0.3%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.QBSF: reference +0.5% since period start, fund +0.6%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +2.9%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
QBSF costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points; QBSF is 1.1 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | OCTU | QBSF |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +9.1% | +6.9% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Index fall to the buffer | 0.5% | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.64% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $60m | $68m |
| 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 | OCTU | QBSF | OCTU | QBSF |
| 3 months | −1.1% | +1.2% | −0.7 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +2.8% | +3.2% | −1.7 pts | −1.3 pts |
| 1 year | +9.1% | +6.9% | −4.5 pts | −6.6 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: OCTU Oct 2024 · QBSF Jul 2025 | +24.2% | +10.1% | −10.7 pts | −14.0 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.
They do not reset together. QBSF has 57 days of its period left and OCTU has 330, so the two are not the same bet on the same months.
Both are AllianzIM funds, so the difference between them is the terms rather than the house.
Where each one stands today
QBSF resets first, on Dec 31, 2026, 57 days from now; OCTU runs to Sep 30, 2027, 330 days. A fall from here reaches OCTU’s buffer after 1.0% and QBSF’s after 0.8%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
OCTU
This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in SPY. The fund's price can fall 1.0% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 0.5% 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. 330 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Sep 30, 2027 the period ends and new terms are set.
QBSF
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 2.1% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 0.8% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. 57 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Dec 31, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
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