Which resets first, AUGP or CTAU?

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

Which is cheaper, AUGP or CTAU?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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AUGP vs CTAU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

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AUGP can fall 2.8% before its buffer engages as of Nov 4, 2026, and CTAU 0.0% as of Nov 3, 2026.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $38m for PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF - August and $1.1m for Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series.

AUGP on its own →CTAU on its own →

At a glance

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.

CTAU Buffer working

CTAU: reference −0.4% since period start, fund +0.4%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +15.0%; Buffer working. Data to Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CTAU costs 0.20 points a year less; AUGP is far larger, $38m against $1.1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AUGP vs CTAU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Measure	AUGP	CTAU
Return
Measure	AUGP	CTAU
Total return, 1 year	+11.8%	not published
Drawdown
Measure	AUGP	CTAU
Index fall to the buffer	2.6%
Benchmark
Measure	AUGP	CTAU
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Cost and size
Measure	AUGP	CTAU
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.30%
Net assets	$38m	$1.1m
Holdings
Measure	AUGP	CTAU
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Buffer Score57.5AUGP99.7CTAU

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

CTAU 99.7

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 CTAU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	AUGP	CTAU	AUGP	CTAU
3 months	+0.7%	+0.3%	+1.1 pts	+0.7 pts
6 months	+5.2%	–	+0.8 pts	–
1 year	+11.8%	–	−1.7 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: AUGP May 2024 · CTAU Aug 2026	+36.4%	+0.4%	−10.8 pts	+0.9 pts

Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. – means no data for this window. 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 CTAU Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series · Absorbs the first 30% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 15.0%, over a period ending Jul 31, 2027

Issuer PGIM Corgi

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 12% 30%

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

Days left 269 270

Starting cap +15.7% +15.0%

Can still gain 12.5% not published

Fall before buffer 2.8% 0.0%

Protection left, index points 12.0% of 12.0% 29.6% of 30.0%

Index return this period +2.6% −0.4%

Fund return this period +2.4% +0.4%

State today Open Buffer working

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.30%

Net assets $38m $1.1m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Where each one stands today

AUGP resets first, on Jul 31, 2027, 269 days from now; CTAU runs to Jul 31, 2027, 270 days. A fall from here reaches AUGP’s buffer after 2.8% and CTAU’s after 0.0%. 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.

CTAU

Protection left, in index points: 29.6% of the 30.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 270 days remained on Nov 3, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, AUGP or CTAU?: AUGP ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and CTAU on Jul 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, AUGP or CTAU?: AUGP charges 0.50% a year and CTAU charges 0.30%, so CTAU 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 →CTAU on its own →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AUGP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PGIM website ↗

CTAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

Corgi 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 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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