Aptus vs iShares: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

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Buffered: even, 100% each

Every dot is one buffered fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.

BOX SCORE · BUFFERED	Aptus	iShares
Funds in the category	10	8
Made money (W–L)	4–0	8–0
Win %	100%	100%
Money made	$21M	$50M
Typical return	+10.5%	+10.5%
Launches · 2026	6	0
Assets	$282M	$708M
Fee per $100	$0.25	$0.53

The biggest buffered funds on each side

Aptus

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
JANB	ETF Series Solutions - Aptus January Buffer ETF	$94M	+10.4% ✓
OCTB	ETF Series Solutions - Aptus October Buffer ETF	$51M	+10.6% ✓
JULB	ETF Series Solutions - Aptus July Buffer ETF	$48M	+10.5% ✓
APRB	ETF Series Solutions - Aptus April Buffer ETF	$27M	+9.1% ✓
ABUF	ETF Series Solutions - Aptus Laddered Buffer ETF	$16M	—
JUDB	ETF Series Solutions - Aptus July Deep Buffer ETF	$14M	—

iShares

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
MAXJ	iShares Trust - iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Jun ETF	$163M	+5.8% ✓
DMAX	iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Dec ETF	$128M	+6.1% ✓
SMAX	iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Sep ETF	$125M	+6.8% ✓
MMAX	iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Mar ETF	$74M	+6.6% ✓
TEND	iShares Trust - iShares Large Cap 10% Target Buffer Dec ETF	$67M	+10.5% ✓
STEN	iShares Trust - iShares Large Cap 10% Target Buffer Sep ETF	$57M	+11.6% ✓