First Trust vs AllianzIM: ETF issuers compared

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First Trust vs AllianzIM: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

Buffered: First Trust wins, 100% to 100% of funds made money

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.

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
BUFR	FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETF	$10.9B	+10.5% ✓
BUFD	FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF	$2.2B	+8.8% ✓
BUFQ	FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETF	$1.7B	+10.2% ✓
FJAN	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - January	$1.5B	+11.0% ✓
FMAY	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - May	$1.5B	+8.2% ✓
FAUG	FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August	$1.4B	+9.3% ✓

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
MAYW	AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer20 May ETF	$457M	+7.0% ✓
OCTW	AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer20 Oct ETF	$444M	+8.4% ✓
SIXD	AllianzIM U.S. Equity 6 Month Buffer10 Jun/Dec ETF	$382M	+9.0% ✓
JUNW	AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer20 Jun ETF	$378M	+5.3% ✓
JANW	AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer20 Jan ETF	$257M	+8.5% ✓
JULW	AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer20 Jul ETF	$256M	+7.1% ✓