AUGC vs XJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
XJUL can fall 3.7% before its buffer engages as of Oct 13, 2026, and AUGC 2.6% as of Oct 12, 2026. Net assets on Oct 12, 2026: $1m for Corgi U.S. Equities 10% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series and $42m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Enhance & Moderate Buffer ETF - July.
AUGC costs 0.55 points a year less; XJUL is far larger, $42m against $1m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| AUGC | XJUL | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.30% | 0.85% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $1m | $42m |
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +10.3% |
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Index fall to the buffer | 2.6% | 4.4% |
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.
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.
XJUL: reference +4.6% since period start, fund +3.0%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +11.4%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.
XJUL: reference +4.6% since period start, fund +3.0%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +11.4%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.
These are two different products. XJUL 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
XJUL resets first, on Jul 16, 2027, 276 days from now; AUGC runs to Jul 31, 2027, 292 days. A fall from here reaches AUGC’s buffer after 2.6% and XJUL’s after 3.7%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Gap to the reference's price return | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | AUGC | XJUL | AUGC | XJUL |
| 3 months | not published | +3.0% | not published | −0.9 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +5.7% | not published | −7.7 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +10.3% | not published | −8.8 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +38.3% | not published | −42.0 pts |
| Since launch Not the same days: AUGC Aug 2026 · XJUL Jul 2023 | +0.9% | +36.3% | 0.0 pts | −35.0 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
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 XJUL
From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 7.4% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 3.7% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 4.4% 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. 276 days remained on Oct 13, 2026. On Jul 16, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
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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.
Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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