Strategy. The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a laddered portfolio of twelve AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETFs (Underlying ETFs). The Funds laddered approach is designed to provide, in a single investment, diversified exposure to a set of Underlying ETFs that offer upside growth potential through increases in the value of the SPY ETF (as defined below), while still providing a level of downside risk mitigation for at least a portion of the Funds portfolio at any given time. Exposure to a laddered portfolio can diversify the timing risk for investors in buffered ETFs. The Underlying ETFs each pursue a buffered strategy and as a result seek to … Show more… The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a laddered portfolio of twelve AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETFs (Underlying ETFs). The Funds laddered approach is designed to provide, in a single investment, diversified exposure to a set of Underlying ETFs that offer upside growth potential through increases in the value of the SPY ETF (as defined below), while still providing a level of downside risk mitigation for at least a portion of the Funds portfolio at any given time. Exposure to a laddered portfolio can diversify the timing risk for investors in buffered ETFs. The Underlying ETFs each pursue a buffered strategy and as a result seek to provide returns that track the share price returns of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY ETF) (i.e., the market price returns of the SPY ETF) at the end of specified one-year periods (each, an Outcome Period), subject to a stated Spread, and to provide downside protection with a buffer against the first 15% of SPY ETF losses (the Buffer) for the Outcome Period. The Spread is the minimum return that the SPY ETFs share price must achieve in positive market environments before an Underlying ETF can participate in any positive returns. Under normal market conditions, the Underlying ETFs invest at least 80% of their respective net assets in instruments with economic characteristics similar to U.S. equity securities. In addition, the Underlying ETFs intend to invest substantially all of their respective assets in FLexible EXchange Options (FLEX Options) that reference the SPY ETF. FLEX Options are customized equity or index options contracts that trade on an exchange but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like exercise prices, styles and expiration dates. Each Underlying ETF may purchase and sell a combination of call option contracts and put option contracts. A call option contract is an agreement between a buyer and seller that gives the purchaser of the call option contract the right, but not the obligation, to buy, and the seller of the call option contract (or the writer) the obligation to sell, a particular asset at a specified future date at an agreed upon price (commonly known as the strike price). A put option contract gives the purchaser of the put option contract the right, but not the obligation, to sell, and the writer of the put option contract the obligation to buy, a particular asset at a specified future date at the strike price. The FLEX Options in which the Underlying ETFs invest are all European style options (options that are exercisable only on the expiration date). The term laddered portfolio refers to the Funds investment in Underlying ETFs with various Outcome Periods. The Funds laddered approach means it generally will seek to maintain roughly an equal allocation to twelve Underlying ETFs. The laddered approach is intended to create diversification of exposure to Outcome Periods, compared to the exposure resulting from acquiring or disposing of any one Underlying ETF at any one time. This diversification of Outcome Periods may mitigate the risk of being unable to benefit from the Buffer, or having to achieve returns in excess of the Spread, of a single Underlying ETF due to the timing of investment in such Underlying ETF and the Underlying ETFs price relative to the SPY ETF at that time. The laddered portfolio construction is also intended to provide a level of downside risk mitigation for a portion of the Fund at any given time. However, even with a laddered approach, the Buffer of an Underlying ETF may be reached or exhausted at the time the Fund acquires shares of an Underlying ETF. The Spread of an Underlying ETF must be exceeded at the end of the Outcome Period for the Underlying ETF, and consequently, the Fund, to participate in any positive returns. Unlike the Underlying ETFs, the Fund itself does not pursue a buffered strategy nor is it subject to a Spread. The Buffer is only provided by the Underlying ETFs and the Fund itself does not provide any stated Buffer against losses. The laddered approach of the Fund may cause the Fund to not receive the full intended benefit of any individual Underlying ETFs Buffer. An investor may experience significant losses of their investment in the Fund. The Fund will not participate in Underlying ETF returns up to and including the amount of the stated Spread of the Underlying ETF. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest substantially all of its assets in the Underlying ETFs. The Fund and each Underlying ETF are advised by Allianz Investment Management LLC (the Adviser). The chart below displays the Underlying ETFs in which the Fund will invest. Each Underlying ETF resets at the beginning of each Outcome Period, as shown in the chart below, and will provide a new Spread and Buffer for the new Outcome Period. This means that the Spread for each Underlying ETF is expected to change for each Outcome Period and is determined by market conditions on the business day immediately prior to the first day of the Outcome Period. The Buffer for each Underlying ETF is not expected to change for each Outcome Period. The Funds website, at www.AllianzIMetfs.com/SPBU , provides the proportion of the Funds assets invested in each Underlying ETF on a daily basis. Each Underlying ETFs website, at www.AllianzIMetfs.com, provides, on a daily basis, important information, including the Underlying ETFs position relative to its Spread and Buffer. Although this website information may be useful in understanding the investment strategies of the Underlying ETFs, it is limited in providing an investor in the Fund with all of the risks and potential outcomes associated with the Funds investment in the Underlying ETFs. For example, it does not provide a direct example of an investors potential investment return in the Fund on a daily basis, as the Funds potential investment return will vary due to its laddered exposure to the Underlying ETFs and corresponding resets of their Spread and Buffer. Each Underlying ETF pursues a buffered strategy that is based on the performance of the SPY ETFs share price over a one-year Outcome Period that begins at the start of the month referenced in the Underlying ETFs name. The Underlying ETFs seek to achieve their objectives by buying and selling call and put FLEX Options that reference the SPY ETF. Generally, an Underlying ETF will enter into the FLEX Options for an Outcome Period on the business day immediately prior to the first day of the Outcome Period, and the FLEX Options of an Outcome Period will expire on the last business day of the Outcome Period, at which time the Underlying ETF will invest in a new set of FLEX Options for the next Outcome Period. In general, each Underlying ETF seeks to achieve the following outcomes for each Outcome Period, although there can be no guarantee these results will be achieved: If the SPY ETFs share price has increased as of the end of the Outcome Period in excess of the Underlying ETFs Spread, the combination of FLEX Options held by the Underlying ETF is designed to provide returns that track the positive returns of the SPY ETFs share price that are in excess of the Underlying ETFs Spread (i.e., if the SPY ETF returns 25% and the Spread is 3%, the Underlying ETF is designed to return 22%). If the SPY ETFs share price has increased as of the end of the Outcome Period but such increase is less than or equal to the Underlying ETFs Spread, the Underlying ETF will not participate in the positive returns of the SPY ETFs share price (i.e., if the SPY ETF returns 3% and the Underlying ETFs Spread is 3%, the Underlying ETF is designed to return 0%). If the SPY ETFs share price has decreased as of the end of the Outcome Period, the combination of FLEX Options held by the Underlying ETF is designed to compensate for the first 15.00% of losses experienced by the SPY ETFs share price. If the SPY ETFs share price has decreased by more than 15.00% as of the end of the Outcome Period, the Underlying ETF is expected to experience all subsequent losses experienced by the SPY ETFs share price beyond 15.00% on a one-to-one basis, meaning that the Underlying ETF will decrease 1% for every 1% decrease in the SPY ETFs share price (i.e., if the SPY ETF loses 20%, the Underlying ETF is designed to lose 5%). The SPY ETF is an exchange-traded unit investment trust that seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 Index (the Underlying Index). The Underlying Index is a large-cap, market-weighted, U.S. equities index. The SPY ETF seeks to achieve its investment objective by holding a portfolio of the common stocks that are included in the Underlying Index, with the weight of each stock in the SPY ETFs portfolio substantially corresponding to the weight of such stock in the Underlying Index. Although the SPY ETF seeks to track the performance of the Underlying Index, the SPY ETFs return may not match or achieve a high degree of correlation with the return of the Underlying Index due to fees, expenses and transaction costs incurred by the SPY ETF, among other factors. In addition, it is possible that the SPY ETF may not always fully replicate the Underlying Index, including due to the unavailability of certain Underlying Index securities in the secondary market or due to other extraordinary circumstances (e.g., if trading in a security has been halted). As of January 31, 2026 , the Underlying Index was comprised of 503 constituent securities, representing 500 companies, with a market capitalization range of between $ 5.8 billion and $ 4.6 trillion, and had significant exposure to the information technology sector. Accordingly, through their investments in FLEX Options that reference the SPY ETF, the Underlying ETFs had significant exposure to the information technology sector as of January 31, 2026 . When an investor purchases shares of a single Underlying ETF, an investors potential outcomes are subject to the Underlying ETFs stated Spread in positive market environments, and limited on the downside by the Buffer, over a stated Outcome Period (and may be further impacted depending on when the shares were purchased). The Funds laddered approach is designed to provide diversified exposure to a set of Underlying ETFs that offer upside growth potential, while still providing a level of downside risk mitigation. The laddered nature of the investments in the Underlying ETFs is intended to create diversification of investment time period and market level (meaning the share price of SPY ETF at any given time) compared to investing in any one Underlying ETF at any one time. Owning a laddered portfolio of Underlying ETFs is intended to provide diversified exposure to all of the Underlying ETFs in a single investment. With a laddered portfolio of Underlying ETFs where one Underlying ETF will reset its Spread and Buffer every month, the Fund has the opportunity to provide a level of downside risk mitigation on at least a portion of the Fund at any given time. For example, during periods where the SPY ETF is experiencing steady decreases, the Fund will have potential to experience downside risk mitigation through a Buffer, as an Underlying ETF that has just reset its Outcome Period will have a new Buffer based on a different Outcome NAV, compared to an Underlying ETF nearing the end of its Outcome Period that may have already exhausted its Buffer and may therefore experience losses. During periods where the SPY ETF is experiencing incremental gains, the Fund will have more opportunities to exceed the Spreads of the individual Underlying ETFs and therefore to benefit from gains in the SPY ETF. However, during such periods of incremental gains, an Underlying ETF nearing the end of its Outcome Period may not have exceeded its Spread for that Outcome Period, and so the Fund will not be able to participate in any further increases in the SPY ETF through that particular Underlying ETF unless and until the Spread is exceeded. If an Underlying ETF has not exceeded its Spread at the end of an Outcome Period and then resets its Outcome Period, it must exceed the new Spread for that Outcome Period prior to participating in further increases of the SPY ETF. By investing in all of the Underlying ETFs, the Fund will have multiple opportunities to benefit from gains in the SPY ETF via the Underlying ETFs, subject to the individual Spreads, and multiple opportunities to benefit from the Buffer via the Underlying ETFs. The Fund will be continuously invested in each of the Underlying ETFs and will generally seek to maintain roughly an equal allocation to the Underlying ETFs. This means that the Fund generally will not purchase or sell the Underlying ETFs (including if and when an Underlying ETF resets at the beginning of its Outcome Period) except to manage investment allocations to the Underlying ETFs and/or in connection with the creation and redemption process of the Fund. However, market movements in the share prices of the Underlying ETFs may result in the Fund having larger exposures to certain Underlying ETFs compared to others. Under such circumstances, the Funds returns would be more greatly influenced by the returns of the Underlying ETFs with the larger exposures. If an over-weighted Underlying ETF underperforms the other Underlying ETFs, the Fund will experience returns that are inferior to those that would have been achieved if the Underlying ETFs were continuously equally weighted. Although the Underlying ETFs weightings may fluctuate from time to time including due to market movements, the Adviser will generally seek to manage the Funds allocations to the Underlying ETFs to be roughly equally weighted within the Funds portfolio . The Fund is classified as non-diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), which means it generally may invest a greater proportion of its assets in the securities of one or more issuers and may invest overall in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund. Show less