Which resets first, AUGC or PBAU?

AUGC ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and PBAU on Jul 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, AUGC or PBAU?

AUGC charges 0.30% a year and PBAU charges 0.50%, so AUGC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AUGC vs PBAU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

PBAU can fall 2.8% before its buffer engages as of Oct 13, 2026, and AUGC 2.6% as of Oct 12, 2026. Net assets: $1m on Oct 12, 2026 for Corgi U.S. Equities 10% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series, and $40m on Oct 13, 2026 for PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF - August .

AUGC costs 0.20 points a year less; PBAU is far larger, $40m against $1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AUGC vs PBAU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	AUGC	PBAU
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$1m	$40m
Total return, 1 year	not published	+11.1%
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Holdings in common	not published
Index fall to the buffer	2.6%	3.9%

AUGCBetween buffer and cap

AUGC: reference +2.7% since period start, fund +2.9%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +18.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 12, 2026.

PBAUBetween buffer and cap

PBAU: reference +4.0% since period start, fund +2.3%; buffer 0 to −20; cap +12.2%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score · PBAU scores higherIf the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?

AUGC 37.3

PBAU 97.1

0.2, the lowest in this set99.8, the highest

A percentile among the 292 buffer ETFs on stocks with a live outcome period. Today's position against one 20% fall; it ignores smaller falls, and stock buffers are never ranked against bond or commodity ones. All buffer ETFs ranked by it → How it is computed →

Where each one stands today

PBAU resets first, on Jul 31, 2027, 291 days from now; AUGC runs to Jul 31, 2027, 292 days. A fall from here reaches AUGC’s buffer after 2.6% and PBAU’s after 2.8%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: AUGC vs PBAU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	AUGC	PBAU	AUGC	PBAU
3 months	not published	+2.7%	not published	−1.2 pts
6 months	not published	+6.5%	not published	−6.9 pts
1 year	not published	+11.1%	not published	−8.1 pts
Since launch Not the same days: AUGC Aug 2026 · PBAU May 2024	+0.9%	+29.2%	0.0 pts	−20.1 pts

Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. Source: ETFIQ. Open this comparison in the app →

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

PBAU

PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF - August · Absorbs the first 20% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 12.2%, over a period ending Jul 31, 2027

Issuer Corgi PGIM

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 10% 20%

Outcome period Aug 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027 Aug 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027

Days left 292 291

Starting cap +18.0% +12.2%

Can still gain not published 9.1%

Fall before buffer 2.6% 2.8%

Protection left, index points 10.0% of 10.0% 20.0% of 20.0%

Index return this period +2.7% +4.0%

Fund return this period +2.9% +2.3%

State today Open Open

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.50%

Net assets, AUGC as of Oct 12, 2026 and PBAU as of Oct 13, 2026 $1m $40m

As of Oct 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About AUGC

The fund's price can fall 2.6% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 2.6% 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. 292 days remained on Oct 12, 2026. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

About PBAU

From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 9.1% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 2.8% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 3.9% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 20.0% of the 20.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 291 days remained on Oct 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, AUGC or PBAU?: AUGC ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and PBAU on Jul 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, AUGC or PBAU?: AUGC charges 0.30% a year and PBAU charges 0.50%, so AUGC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SPY →AUGC on its own →PBAU on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

AUGC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Corgi website ↗PBAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PGIM website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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.

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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