Which has more room to gain, AUGP or GJUL?

From their prices on Nov 4, 2026, AUGP can gain about 12.5% before its cap and GJUL about 10.1%, so AUGP has more room left this period.

Which resets first, AUGP or GJUL?

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

Which is cheaper, AUGP or GJUL?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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AUGP vs GJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

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As of Nov 4, 2026 GJUL can fall 3.4% before its buffer engages and AUGP 2.8%, and GJUL resets 15 days sooner.

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Net assets: $38m on Nov 4, 2026 for PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF - August, and $408m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - July.

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At a glance

2.8%

AUGP can fall this far before its buffer

3.4%

GJUL can fall this far before its buffer

12.5%

AUGP can still gain

10.1%

GJUL 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.

GJUL Between buffer and cap

GJUL: reference +3.1% since period start, fund +2.6%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +13.8%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

AUGP costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.6 points; GJUL is 10.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AUGP vs GJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Measure	AUGP	GJUL
Return
Measure	AUGP	GJUL
Total return, 1 year	+11.8%	+10.2%
Drawdown
Measure	AUGP	GJUL
Index fall to the buffer	2.6%	3.1%
Benchmark
Measure	AUGP	GJUL
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Cost and size
Measure	AUGP	GJUL
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$38m	$408m
Holdings
Measure	AUGP	GJUL
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Buffer Score57.5AUGP83.2GJUL

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

GJUL 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 GJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	AUGP	GJUL	AUGP	GJUL
3 months	+0.7%	+0.7%	+1.1 pts	+1.1 pts
6 months	+5.2%	+4.6%	+0.8 pts	+0.1 pts
1 year	+11.8%	+10.2%	−1.7 pts	−3.4 pts
3 years	–	+47.9%	–	−28.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: AUGP May 2024 · GJUL Jul 2023	+36.4%	+45.0%	−10.8 pts	−23.8 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 GJUL FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - July · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 13.8%, over a period ending Jul 16, 2027

Issuer PGIM First Trust

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 12% 15%

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

Days left 269 254

Starting cap +15.7% +13.8%

Can still gain 12.5% 10.1%

Fall before buffer 2.8% 3.4%

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

Index return this period +2.6% +3.1%

Fund return this period +2.4% +2.6%

State today Open Open

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.85%

Net assets, AUGP as of Nov 4, 2026 and GJUL as of Nov 3, 2026 $38m $408m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Where each one stands today

GJUL resets first, on Jul 16, 2027, 254 days from now; AUGP runs to Jul 31, 2027, 269 days. AUGP can still gain 12.5% before its cap, GJUL 10.1%. A fall from here reaches AUGP’s buffer after 2.8% and GJUL’s after 3.4%. 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.

GJUL

From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 10.1% 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 number. In index terms, SPY can fall 3.1% 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. 254 days remained on Nov 4, 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 GJUL?: From their prices on Nov 4, 2026, AUGP can gain about 12.5% before its cap and GJUL about 10.1%, so AUGP has more room left this period.
Which resets first, AUGP or GJUL?: AUGP ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and GJUL on Jul 16, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, AUGP or GJUL?: AUGP charges 0.50% a year and GJUL charges 0.85%, so AUGP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AUGP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PGIM website ↗

GJUL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

First Trust page for GJUL ↗

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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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