IQ

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

vsaskIQ about these two fundsAsk the committee about these two funds
Across categories

AUGC vs SPYM: Differences, Returns & Fees

Share
Share on XDownload as PDF

AUGC and SPYM are measured over different days, and SPYM charges 0.02% to AUGC's 0.30%.

askIQ about this page

askIQ about AUGC and SPYM

Net assets: $1.2m on Oct 28, 2026 for Corgi U.S. Equities 10% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series, and $185.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF.

AUGC on its own →SPYM on its own →
At a glance
+0.7%
AUGC total return, since launch, Aug 4, 2026
+13.7%
SPYM total return, 1 year
0.30%
AUGC expense ratio
0.02%
SPYM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYM costs 0.28 points a year less; SPYM is far larger, $185.0bn against $1.2m.

AUGC vs SPYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAUGCSPYM
Return
Total return, 1 yearnot published+13.7%
Drawdown
Index fall to the buffer1.6%
Fund price fall to the buffer1.6%
Benchmark
What it tracksSPYS&P 500 Index
The outcome period
Buffer left, in index points10.0% of 10.0%
Days left in the period277
Period endsJul 31, 2027
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.30%0.02%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$1.2m$185.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund38.1%

Method

Side by side

AUGC Corgi U.S. Equities 10% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits Buffer ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Corgi State Street
What it is Defined outcome, 10% on SPY Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +0.7% (since launch, Aug 4, 2026) +13.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +0.1% (SPY) (since launch, Aug 4, 2026) +13.7% (IVV)
Gap to its benchmark +0.6 pts vs SPY (since launch, Aug 4, 2026) 0.0 pts vs IVV
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.02%
Holdings not read by ETFIQ 506
Net assets, AUGC as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPYM as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.2m $185.0bn
Former ticker none SPLG

AUGC and SPYM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Alert

SPYM flows, by email on Sundays.

One-click unsubscribe. See Privacy.

About each fund
AUGC

The fund's price can fall 1.6% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 1.6% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 10.0% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 277 days remained on Oct 27, 2026. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

SPYM

SPYM tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.02% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Are AUGC and SPYM in the same category?
AUGC is a buffer ETF and SPYM is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which is cheaper, AUGC or SPYM?
SPYM is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
AUGC vs SPYAUGC vs IVVAUGC vs VOOCAUG vs SPYMCTJN vs SPYMCJUN vs SPYMCTMA vs SPYMCMAY vs SPYM
Where to next
SPY →AUGC on its own →SPYM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SPYM dividend history →SPYM holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AUGC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
Corgi website ↗
SPYM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SPYM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, AUGC against SPYM, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/augc-vs-spym

Open data →

Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.