# Buffer ETF Research: Papers and Summaries

> 2 public research papers on buffer etfs from issuers, banks and research firms, summarized by ETFIQ and tested against its data as of Oct 21, 2026.

Data as of Oct 21, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

Index as of Oct 21, 2026 · updated when a paper is added.

Research Library · 33 papers · 12 firms

## Research on buffer etfs

Papers from issuers, banks, research firms and industry bodies, each summarized in ETFIQ’s words with a link to the firm’s own page, and tested against ETFIQ’s data where it can be.

As of Oct 21, 2026, 2 papers; 2 carry an ETFIQ take with figures of our own.

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Allianz Investment Management · Issuer · May 6, 2026 · ETFIQ take

#### AllianzIM Buffered ETFs Investor Guide

Allianz Investment Management's May 2026 investor guide explains its buffered ETFs, which aim to cushion reference asset losses of 5%, 10%, 15% or 20% per outcome period.

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Allianz Investment Management · Issuer · Apr 22, 2026 · ETFIQ take

#### Deconstructing buffered ETFs

In an April 2026 explainer, Allianz Investment Management describes how its buffered ETFs stack three options layers to provide a 10% or 20% cushion against losses.

Buffer Read the paper ↗

### Firms in the library

### How the library works

Each entry is a summary in ETFIQ’s words and a link to the firm’s own page; ETFIQ does not host the papers. Where a paper makes a claim ETFIQ’s data can test, "The ETFIQ take" states the paper’s figure and ETFIQ’s figure side by side, dated, with links to the fund, desk or research page. A summary that fails a check is held, never published. How the library is made

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