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PQX vs QBSV: which one stands where?

As of Sep 21, 2026 QBSV can fall 3.5% before its buffer engages and PQX 2.9%, and PQX resets 1 days sooner.

PGIM S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer 10 ETF and AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer5 ETF - Jan.

2.9%PQX can fall this far before its buffer
3.5%QBSV can fall this far before its buffer
0.6%PQX can still gain
1.7%QBSV can still gain

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score: PQX scores higher

If the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?

PQX 38.1QBSV 1.70.2, the lowest in this set99.8, the highest

A percentile among the 293 buffer ETFs with a live outcome period. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All buffer ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

PQXBetween buffer and cap
10 pts of buffer+3.6% gained−10.0% floor0% period start+3.7% capTODAY · SPY +3.6%10 pts of buffer+3.6%−10.0% floor0% start+3.7% capTODAY · SPY +3.6%
QBSVBetween buffer and cap
5 pts of buffer+3.6% gained−5.0% floor0% period start+5.3% capTODAY · SPY +3.6%5 pts+3.6%−5.0% floor0% start+5.3% capTODAY · SPY +3.6%

Where each one stands today

PQX resets first, on Sep 30, 2026, 9 days from now; QBSV runs to Sep 30, 2026, 10 days. PQX can still gain 0.6% before its cap, QBSV 1.7%. A fall from here reaches PQX’s buffer after 2.9% and QBSV’s after 3.5%. 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

PQX and QBSV over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnGap to the reference
PQXQBSVPQXQBSV
3 monthsnot published+2.1%not published−0.1 pts
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PQX and QBSV on the same fields, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PQX
PGIM S&P 500 Quarterly Buffer 10 ETF
Absorbs the first 10% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 3.7%, over a period ending Sep 30, 2026
QBSV
AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer5 ETF - Jan
Absorbs the first 5% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 5.3%, over a period ending Sep 30, 2026
IssuerPGIMAllianzIM
Reference indexSPYSPY
Buffer10%5%
Outcome periodJul 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026
Days left910
Starting cap+3.7%+5.3%
Can still gain0.6%1.7%
Fall before buffer2.9%3.5%
Protection left, index points10.0% of 10.0%5.0% of 5.0%
Index return this period+3.6%+3.6%
Fund return this period+2.9%+3.4%
State todayOpenOpen
Expense ratio0.50%0.64%
Net assets$4m$27m

PQX in plain words

From its price on Sep 21, 2026, the fund can gain about 0.6% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 2.9% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 3.5% 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. 9 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On Sep 30, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

QBSV in plain words

From its price on Sep 21, 2026, the fund can gain about 1.7% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 3.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. Protection left, in index points: 5.0% of the 5.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 10 days remained on Sep 21, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, PQX or QBSV?
From their prices on Sep 21, 2026, PQX can gain about 0.6% before its cap and QBSV about 1.7%, so QBSV has more room left this period.
Which resets first, PQX or QBSV?
PQX ends its outcome period on Sep 30, 2026 and QBSV on Sep 30, 2026. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, PQX or QBSV?
PQX charges 0.50% a year and QBSV charges 0.64%, so PQX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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PQX against QBSV, 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.

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How every figure is computed · Standards and sources