AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Apr ETF
Notes to Schedule of Investments
July 31, 2024 (unaudited)
Investment Valuation
The AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Apr ETF’s (the “Fund”) investments are valued daily at market or, in the absence of market value with respect to any investments, at fair value. Market value prices generally represent last sale or official closing prices from a national or foreign exchange (i.e., a regulated market) and are primarily obtained from third-party pricing services. Fair value prices represent any prices not considered market value prices and are determined in accordance with valuation procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) and the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). As a general principle, the current “fair value” of a security would be the amount which the owner might reasonably expect to receive for the security upon its current sale. Valuing the Fund’s assets using fair value pricing can result in using prices for those assets that may differ from current market valuations.
Options purchased and held by the Fund generally are valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange on which the option is traded, as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The close of trading for some options exchanges may occur later than the closing of the NYSE. If market quotations are not available, the value of an option may be priced at fair value as determined in accordance with valuation procedures approved by the Board and the requirements of the 1940 Act.
The Fund places excess cash balances into overnight time deposits with one or more eligible deposit institutions that meet credit and risk standards approved by the Fund. These are classified as short-term investments in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.
Fair value pricing is used by a Fund when reliable market valuations are not readily available or are not deemed to reflect current market values. Securities that may be valued using “fair value” pricing may include, but are not limited to, securities for which there are no current market quotations or whose issuer is in default or bankruptcy, securities subject to corporate actions (such as mergers or reorganizations), securities subject to non-U.S. investment limits or currency controls, and securities affected by “significant events.” An example of a significant event is an event occurring after the close of the market in which a security
trades but before a Fund’s next net asset value calculation time that may materially affect the value of the Fund’s investment
(e.g., government action, natural disaster, or significant market fluctuation). When fair-value pricing is employed, the prices
of securities used by a Fund to calculate its net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.
The Board has designated the Adviser to perform the Fund’s fair value determinations in accordance with valuation procedures approved by the Board. The effect of using fair value pricing is that the Fund’s net asset value will be subject to the judgment of the Adviser. The Adviser’s fair valuation process is subject to the oversight of the Board.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three levels defined by the hierarchy are as follows:
• | Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets |
• | Level 2 — other significant inputs (including quoted prices of similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
• | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Adviser’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets and liabilities) |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing assets and liabilities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those assets and liabilities.