Which has more room to gain, AUGP or FJUL?

From their prices on Oct 13, 2026, AUGP can gain about 11.9% before its cap and FJUL about 12.0%, so FJUL has more room left this period.

Which resets first, AUGP or FJUL?

AUGP ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and FJUL on Jul 16, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, AUGP or FJUL?

AUGP charges 0.50% a year and FJUL charges 0.85%, so AUGP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AUGP vs FJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 13, 2026 FJUL can fall 4.3% before its buffer engages and AUGP 3.4%, and FJUL resets 15 days sooner. Net assets: $32m on Oct 13, 2026 for PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF - August, and $1.4bn on Oct 12, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - July.

AUGP costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; FJUL is far larger, $1.4bn against $32m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AUGP vs FJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	AUGP	FJUL
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$32m	$1.4bn
Total return, 1 year	+14.4%	+14.8%
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Holdings in common	not published
Index fall to the buffer	3.9%	4.4%

3.4%

AUGP can fall this far before its buffer

4.3%

FJUL can fall this far before its buffer

11.9%

AUGP can still gain

12.0%

FJUL can still gain

AUGPBetween buffer and cap

AUGP: reference +4.0% since period start, fund +3.0%; buffer 0 to −12; cap +15.7%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

FJULBetween buffer and cap

FJUL: reference +4.6% since period start, fund +3.5%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +16.8%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

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

AUGP 58.2

FJUL 37.3

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

FJUL resets first, on Jul 16, 2027, 276 days from now; AUGP runs to Jul 31, 2027, 291 days. AUGP can still gain 11.9% before its cap, FJUL 12.0%. A fall from here reaches AUGP’s buffer after 3.4% and FJUL’s after 4.3%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: AUGP vs FJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	AUGP	FJUL	AUGP	FJUL
3 months	+3.6%	+3.8%	−0.3 pts	−0.1 pts
6 months	+9.0%	+9.2%	−4.4 pts	−4.2 pts
1 year	+14.4%	+14.8%	−4.8 pts	−4.4 pts
3 years	not published	+60.7%	not published	−19.6 pts
Since launch Not the same days: AUGP May 2024 · FJUL Jul 2020	+37.2%	+103.4%	−12.2 pts	−36.5 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

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

FJUL

FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - July · Absorbs the first 10% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 16.8%, over a period ending Jul 16, 2027

Issuer PGIM First Trust

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 12% 10%

Outcome period Aug 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027 Jul 20, 2026 to Jul 16, 2027

Days left 291 276

Starting cap +15.7% +16.8%

Can still gain 11.9% 12.0%

Fall before buffer 3.4% 4.3%

Protection left, index points 12.0% of 12.0% 10.0% of 10.0%

Index return this period +4.0% +4.6%

Fund return this period +3.0% +3.5%

State today Open Open

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.85%

Net assets, AUGP as of Oct 13, 2026 and FJUL as of Oct 12, 2026 $32m $1.4bn

As of Oct 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About AUGP

From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 11.9% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 3.4% 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: 12.0% of the 12.0% 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 FJUL

From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 12.0% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 4.3% 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: 10.0% of the 10.0% 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.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, AUGP or FJUL?: From their prices on Oct 13, 2026, AUGP can gain about 11.9% before its cap and FJUL about 12.0%, so FJUL has more room left this period.
Which resets first, AUGP or FJUL?: AUGP ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and FJUL on Jul 16, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, AUGP or FJUL?: AUGP charges 0.50% a year and FJUL charges 0.85%, so AUGP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

AUGP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PGIM website ↗FJUL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗First Trust page for FJUL ↗

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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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