Which resets first, AUGP or AUGU?

AUGP ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and AUGU on Jul 31, 2027. New terms are set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, AUGP or AUGU?

AUGP charges 0.50% a year and AUGU charges 0.74%, so AUGP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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AUGP vs AUGU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

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As of Nov 4, 2026 AUGP can fall 2.8% before its buffer engages and AUGU 2.3%.

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Net assets: $38m on Nov 4, 2026 for PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF - August, and $36m on Nov 3, 2026 for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Aug.

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At a glance

2.8%

AUGP can fall this far before its buffer

2.3%

AUGU can fall this far before its buffer

12.5%

AUGP can still gain

uncapped

AUGU can still gain

AUGP Between buffer and cap

AUGP: reference +2.6% since period start, fund +2.4%; buffer 0 to −12; cap +15.7%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

AUGU No cap

AUGU: reference +2.6% since period start, fund +1.6%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

AUGP costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points; AUGP is 1.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AUGP vs AUGU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Measure	AUGP	AUGU
Return
Measure	AUGP	AUGU
Total return, 1 year	+11.8%	+9.6%
Drawdown
Measure	AUGP	AUGU
Index fall to the buffer	2.6%
Benchmark
Measure	AUGP	AUGU
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Cost and size
Measure	AUGP	AUGU
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.74%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$38m	$36m
Holdings
Measure	AUGP	AUGU
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Buffer Score57.5AUGP83.2AUGU

How much of a bear-market fall the buffer would absorb from today's level, ranked against 292 buffer ETFs on stocks with a live outcome period. 100 is best. How it is computed

AUGP 57.5

AUGU 83.2

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

Window by window

Window by window: AUGP vs AUGU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	AUGP	AUGU	AUGP	AUGU
3 months	+0.7%	−0.9%	+1.1 pts	−0.5 pts
6 months	+5.2%	+2.8%	+0.8 pts	−1.7 pts
1 year	+11.8%	+9.6%	−1.7 pts	−4.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: AUGP May 2024 · AUGU Aug 2024	+36.4%	+29.6%	−10.8 pts	−11.7 pts

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

Side by side

AUGP PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF - August · Absorbs the first 12% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 15.7%, over a period ending Jul 31, 2027 AUGU AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Aug · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and does not cap the gain, over a period ending Jul 31, 2027

Issuer PGIM AllianzIM

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 12% 15%

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

Days left 269 269

Starting cap +15.7% uncapped

Can still gain 12.5% uncapped

Fall before buffer 2.8% 2.3%

Protection left, index points 12.0% of 12.0% 15.0% of 15.0%

Index return this period +2.6% +2.6%

Fund return this period +2.4% +1.6%

State today Open Uncapped

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.74%

Net assets, AUGP as of Nov 4, 2026 and AUGU as of Nov 3, 2026 $38m $36m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Where each one stands today

AUGP resets first, on Jul 31, 2027, 269 days from now; AUGU runs to Jul 31, 2027, 269 days. A fall from here reaches AUGP’s buffer after 2.8% and AUGU’s after 2.3%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

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About each fund

AUGP

From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 12.5% 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 number. In index terms, SPY can fall 2.6% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 12.0% of the 12.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 269 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

AUGU

This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in SPY. The fund's price can fall 2.3% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and new terms are set.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, AUGP or AUGU?: AUGP ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and AUGU on Jul 31, 2027. New terms are set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, AUGP or AUGU?: AUGP charges 0.50% a year and AUGU charges 0.74%, so AUGP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust →AUGP on its own →AUGU on its own →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AUGP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PGIM website ↗

AUGU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AllianzIM page for AUGU ↗

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How this is computed

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

ETFIQ calculates every number 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 number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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