MAXJ ETF — iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Jun ETF

iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Jun ETF (MAXJ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

MAXJ is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.96%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.96%, its expense ratio is 0.50%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 19.3% over the past 2.3 years, 24.3 points behind SPY at 43.6%.

iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Jun ETF is an equity ETF that invests at least 80% of its net assets in large-capitalization securities or instruments providing exposure to or buffering against large-cap stocks, with a non-diversified structure. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and an expense ratio of 0.50%, with distributions made on an irregular schedule rather than at fixed intervals. It appeals to income-oriented investors seeking equity exposure with downside buffer features.

MAXJ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 19.3% over the past 2.3 years, 24.3 points behind SPY at 43.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 6.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 1.7%.

MAXJ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/28/2024

Expense ratio

0.50%

Distribution rate

0.96%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.96%

Last close

$29.55 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$164,994,844

Average volume

3340.0

Dividend

$0.284

Ex-dividend date

12/23/2025

Beta

0.1398

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.96%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.96%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

MAXJ risks and drawbacks

MAXJ's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 1.7%.

Who may consider MAXJ — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MAXJ pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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