QBIF vs YDEC: which one stands where?
As of Oct 1, 2026 YDEC can fall 7.3% before its buffer engages and QBIF 0.2%, and YDEC resets 13 days sooner. AllianzIM International Equity Buffer15 ETF - Jan and FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December.
QBIF: reference 0.0% since period start, fund 0.0%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +3.1%; Between buffer and cap.
YDEC: reference +8.8% since period start, fund +6.9%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +13.0%; Between buffer and cap.
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 →
Where each one stands today
YDEC resets first, on Dec 18, 2026, 79 days from now; QBIF runs to Dec 31, 2026, 92 days. QBIF can still gain 2.9% before its cap, YDEC 4.9%. A fall from here reaches QBIF’s buffer after 0.2% and YDEC’s after 7.3%. Both track EFA, 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 | QBIF | YDEC | QBIF | YDEC |
| 3 months | −0.2% | +1.4% | −1.1 pts | +0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +3.6% | +5.0% | −3.4 pts | −2.0 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +8.5% | not published | −6.6 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +32.7% | not published | −33.0 pts |
QBIF and YDEC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
QBIF and YDEC on the same fields, as of Oct 1, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QBIF in plain words
From its price on Oct 1, 2026, the fund can gain about 2.9% 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, EFA 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 EFA level. 92 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On Dec 31, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
YDEC in plain words
From its price on Oct 1, 2026, the fund can gain about 4.9% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 7.3% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, EFA can fall 8.1% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. 79 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On Dec 18, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.
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