Which resets first, AUGC or UAUG?

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

Which is cheaper, AUGC or UAUG?

AUGC charges 0.30% a year and UAUG charges 0.79%, so AUGC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AUGC vs UAUG: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 13, 2026 UAUG can fall 7.5% before its buffer engages and AUGC 2.6%. Net assets on Oct 13, 2026: $1m for Corgi U.S. Equities 10% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series and $248m for Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF - Aug.

AUGC costs 0.49 points a year less; UAUG is far larger, $248m against $1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AUGC vs UAUG: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	AUGC	UAUG
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.79%
Net assets	$1m	$248m
Total return, 1 year	not published	+10.7%
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Holdings in common	not published
Index fall to the buffer	2.6%	8.8%

AUGCBetween buffer and cap

AUGC: reference +2.7% since period start, fund +2.8%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +18.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

UAUGBetween buffer and cap

UAUG: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +2.5%; buffer −5 to −35; cap +14.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

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

AUGC 37

UAUG 63.2

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

AUGC resets first, on Jul 31, 2027, 291 days from now; UAUG runs to Jul 31, 2027, 291 days. A fall from here reaches AUGC’s buffer after 2.6% and UAUG’s after 7.5%. 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 UAUG: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	AUGC	UAUG	AUGC	UAUG
3 months	not published	+2.8%	not published	−0.7 pts
6 months	not published	+6.7%	not published	−5.4 pts
1 year	not published	+10.7%	not published	−6.6 pts
3 years	not published	+50.5%	not published	−29.8 pts
Since launch Not the same days: AUGC Aug 2026 · UAUG Aug 2019	+1.3%	+74.8%	+0.4 pts	−89.1 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

UAUG

Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF - Aug · Absorbs losses from 5.0% to 35.0% on SPY and caps the gain at 14.0%, over a period ending Jul 31, 2027

Issuer Corgi Innovator

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 10% 5% to 35%

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

Days left 291 291

Starting cap +18.0% +14.0%

Can still gain not published 11.0%

Fall before buffer 2.6% 7.5%

Protection left, index points 10.0% of 10.0% 30.0% of 30.0%

Index return this period +2.7% +4.2%

Fund return this period +2.8% +2.5%

State today Open Open

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.79%

Net assets $1m $248m

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. 291 days remained on Oct 13, 2026. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

About UAUG

From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 11.0% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 7.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 8.8% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 30.0% of the 30.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, AUGC or UAUG?: AUGC ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and UAUG on Jul 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, AUGC or UAUG?: AUGC charges 0.30% a year and UAUG charges 0.79%, so AUGC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

AUGC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Corgi website ↗UAUG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Innovator page for UAUG ↗

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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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