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- Allianz Investment Management LLC (AllianzIM) is a registered investment adviser that specializes in structured outcome exchange-traded funds (ETFs), particularly buffer ETFs designed to provide investors with exposure to large-cap U.S. equities alongside downside protection and upside potential within defined parameters. The firm offers a suite of U.S. Large Cap Buffer20 ETFs, including the AllianzIM U.S. Large Cap Buffer20 Oct ETF (OCTW), which seeks to track the price return of the S&P 500 Index up to a predefined cap while providing a buffer against the first 20% of losses over a one-year outcome period ending September 30 each year, net of fees and expenses; similar Buffer20 products with reset periods in January, April, July, and other months; shorter-term Buffer10 ETFs launched in 2024 with six-month outcome periods; and an expanding lineup of Buffer Allocation ETFs, such as the Buffer15 Uncapped introduced in March 2025, which invest in laddered portfolios of underlying buffer ETFs to diversify timing risk and offer uncapped upside participation. These actively managed funds primarily hold FLEX options on the S&P 500 and collateral, targeting retail and institutional investors seeking risk-managed equity exposure in developed North American markets. Headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, AllianzIM operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America and is integrated into the global Allianz Group network, which links insurance premiums to capital markets across hubs in Milan, Minneapolis, Munich, Paris, Singapore, and Stuttgart; the parent Allianz SE, founded in 1890, is based in Munich, Germany. In January 2025, AllianzIM launched a suite of Buffer Allocation ETFs to simplify laddered risk management strategies for investors, complementing its core buffered outcome products and leveraging proprietary in-house hedging platforms that manage over $153 billion in assets; the firm further expanded this suite in March 2025 with the Buffer15 Uncapped ETF, enhancing options for capital appreciation with 15% downside buffers and no upside caps via diversified holdings across 12 underlying ETFs.