PQJA vs QBQF: which one stands where?
As of Oct 1, 2026 PQJA can fall 11.5% before its buffer engages and QBQF 0.2%. PGIM Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETF - January and AllianzIM Growth-100 Buffer15 ETF - Jan.
PQJA: reference +20.4% since period start, fund +12.5%; buffer 0 to −12; cap +16.9%; At its cap.
QBQF: reference 0.0% since period start, fund 0.0%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +3.6%; Between buffer and cap.
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PQJA is already at its cap, so more rise in the index adds nothing to it before the period ends.
Where each one stands today
PQJA resets first, on Dec 31, 2026, 92 days from now; QBQF runs to Dec 31, 2026, 92 days. PQJA can still gain 3.5% before its cap, QBQF 3.4%. A fall from here reaches PQJA’s buffer after 11.5% and QBQF’s after 0.2%. Both track QQQ, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
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Performance, window by window
| Total return | Gap to the reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | PQJA | QBQF | PQJA | QBQF |
| 3 months | +3.8% | +0.7% | +1.7 pts | −1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | +3.7% | −11.8 pts | −23.1 pts |
| 1 year | +16.8% | not published | −7.0 pts | not published |
PQJA and QBQF over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
PQJA and QBQF on the same fields, as of Oct 1, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PQJA in plain words
QQQ had already risen past this fund's cap of +16.9% for the period on Oct 1, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's own price can still drift up to about 3.5% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 11.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, QQQ can fall 17.0% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 12.0% of the 12.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 92 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On Dec 31, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
QBQF in plain words
From its price on Oct 1, 2026, the fund can gain about 3.4% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 0.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, QQQ can fall 0.0% 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 QQQ level.
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