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AUGC vs DDFG: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 9, 2026 AUGC can fall 2.7% before its buffer engages and DDFG 2.7%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1m for Corgi U.S. Equities 10% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series and $87m for Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - Aug.

AUGC costs 0.49 points a year less; DDFG is far larger, $87m against $1m.

AUGCDDFG
Expense ratio0.30%0.79%
Net assets$1m$87m
What it tracksSPYSPY
Holdings in commonnot published
Index fall to the buffer2.7%4.0%
AUGCBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capAUGC: reference +2.8% since period start, fund +2.9%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +18.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.10 pts of buffer+2.8%+15.2% more to the cap−10.0% floor0% period start+18.0% capTODAY · SPY +2.8%Between buffer and capAUGC: reference +2.8% since period start, fund +2.9%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +18.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.10 pts+15.2% to cap−10.0% floor0% start+18.0% cap+2.8% gain capturedTODAY · SPY +2.8%

AUGC: reference +2.8% since period start, fund +2.9%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +18.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

AUGC: reference +2.8% since period start, fund +2.9%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +18.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

DDFGBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capDDFG: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +2.6%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +11.4%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.15 pts of buffer+4.2%+7.2% to cap−15.0% floor0% period start+11.4% capTODAY · SPY +4.2%Between buffer and capDDFG: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +2.6%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +11.4%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.15 pts−15.0% floor0% start+11.4% cap+4.2% gain captured+7.2% more to the capTODAY · SPY +4.2%

DDFG: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +2.6%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +11.4%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

DDFG: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +2.6%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +11.4%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

These are two different products. DDFG is a floor fund, which caps how far a holder can fall. AUGC is a buffer fund, which absorbs the first part of a fall and leaves everything below it with the holder.

Where each one stands today

AUGC resets first, on Jul 31, 2027, 295 days from now; DDFG runs to Jul 31, 2027, 295 days. A fall from here reaches AUGC’s buffer after 2.7% and DDFG’s after 2.7%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

On the same fields

AUGC
Corgi U.S. Equities 10% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series · Absorbs the first 10% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 18.0%, over a period ending Jul 31, 2027
DDFG
Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - Aug · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 11.4%, over a period ending Jul 31, 2027
Issuer Corgi Innovator
Reference index SPY SPY
Buffer 10% 15%
Outcome period Aug 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027 Jul 31, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027
Days left 295 295
Starting cap +18.0% +11.4%
Can still gain not published 8.4%
Fall before buffer 2.7% 2.7%
Protection left, index points 10.0% of 10.0% 15.0% of 15.0%
Index return this period +2.8% +4.2%
Fund return this period +2.9% +2.6%
State today Open Open
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.79%
Net assets $1m $87m

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AUGC in plain words

The fund's price can fall 2.7% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 2.7% 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. 295 days remained on Oct 9, 2026. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

DDFG in plain words

From its price on Oct 9, 2026, the fund can gain about 8.4% more before it reaches its cap. In index terms, SPY can fall 4.0% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, AUGC or DDFG?
AUGC ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and DDFG on Jul 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, AUGC or DDFG?
AUGC charges 0.30% a year and DDFG charges 0.79%, so AUGC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
AUGC vs PAUGAUGC vs FJULAUGC vs AUGWAUGC vs CPSJDDFG vs CAUGDDFG vs HAUGDDFG vs PMAUDDFG vs DDTG
SPY →All buffer ETFs ranked by the Downside Cover Score →How the scores are computed →AUGC on its own →DDFG on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
AUGC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Corgi website ↗DDFG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Innovator page for DDFG ↗

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

ETFIQ calculates every figure from each issuer’s published outcome-period terms. Buffer ETFs hold options on an index, not shares, so there is no holdings overlap to report.

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ETFIQ, AUGC against DDFG, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/augc-vs-ddfg

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