Which has more room to gain, AUGP or PAUG?

From their prices on Oct 13, 2026, AUGP can gain about 11.9% before its cap and PAUG about 10.8%, so AUGP has more room left this period.

Which resets first, AUGP or PAUG?

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

Which is cheaper, AUGP or PAUG?

AUGP charges 0.50% a year and PAUG charges 0.79%, so AUGP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AUGP vs PAUG: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 13, 2026 AUGP can fall 3.4% before its buffer engages and PAUG 2.7%. Net assets: $32m on Oct 13, 2026 for PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF - August, and $1.1bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF - Aug.

AUGP costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points; PAUG is far larger, $1.1bn against $32m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AUGP vs PAUG: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	AUGP	PAUG
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.79%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$32m	$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+14.4%	+12.1%
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Holdings in common	not published
Index fall to the buffer	3.9%

3.4%

AUGP can fall this far before its buffer

2.7%

PAUG can fall this far before its buffer

11.9%

AUGP can still gain

10.8%

PAUG 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.

PAUGBetween buffer and cap

PAUG: reference +4.1% since period start, fund +2.6%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +13.8%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

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

AUGP 58.2

PAUG 86.3

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

AUGP resets first, on Jul 31, 2027, 291 days from now; PAUG runs to Jul 31, 2027, 291 days. AUGP can still gain 11.9% before its cap, PAUG 10.8%. A fall from here reaches AUGP’s buffer after 3.4% and PAUG’s after 2.7%. 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 PAUG: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	AUGP	PAUG	AUGP	PAUG
3 months	+3.6%	+3.0%	−0.3 pts	−0.8 pts
6 months	+9.0%	+7.3%	−4.4 pts	−6.1 pts
1 year	+14.4%	+12.1%	−4.8 pts	−7.0 pts
3 years	not published	+51.1%	not published	−29.2 pts
Since launch Not the same days: AUGP May 2024 · PAUG Aug 2019	+37.2%	+90.9%	−12.2 pts	−73.0 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

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

PAUG

Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF - Aug · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 13.8%, over a period ending Jul 31, 2027

Issuer PGIM Innovator

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 12% 15%

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

Days left 291 291

Starting cap +15.7% +13.8%

Can still gain 11.9% 10.8%

Fall before buffer 3.4% 2.7%

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

Index return this period +4.0% +4.1%

Fund return this period +3.0% +2.6%

State today Open Open

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.79%

Net assets, AUGP as of Oct 13, 2026 and PAUG as of Oct 12, 2026 $32m $1.1bn

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 PAUG

From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 10.8% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 2.7% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, AUGP or PAUG?: From their prices on Oct 13, 2026, AUGP can gain about 11.9% before its cap and PAUG about 10.8%, so AUGP has more room left this period.
Which resets first, AUGP or PAUG?: AUGP ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and PAUG on Jul 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, AUGP or PAUG?: AUGP charges 0.50% a year and PAUG charges 0.79%, 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 ↗PAUG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Innovator page for PAUG ↗

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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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