Which has more room to gain, AUGT or DJUL?

From their prices on Oct 2, 2026, AUGT can gain about 13.6% before its cap and DJUL about 10.3%, so AUGT has more room left this period.

Which resets first, AUGT or DJUL?

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

Which is cheaper, AUGT or DJUL?

AUGT charges 0.74% a year and DJUL charges 0.85%, so AUGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AUGT vs DJUL: which one stands where?

As of Oct 2, 2026 DJUL can fall 7.9% before its buffer engages and AUGT 3.1%, and DJUL resets 14 days sooner. AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Aug and FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - July.

AUGT costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.8 points; DJUL is 13.8 times larger.

	AUGT	DJUL
Expense ratio	0.74%	0.85%
Net assets	$35m	$487m
Total return, 1 year	+12.7%	+9.9%
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Holdings in common	not published

3.1%

AUGT can fall this far before its buffer

7.9%

DJUL can fall this far before its buffer

13.6%

AUGT can still gain

10.3%

DJUL can still gain

AUGTBetween buffer and cap

AUGT: reference +3.0% since period start, fund +2.4%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.1%; Between buffer and cap.

DJULBetween buffer and cap

DJUL: reference +3.5% since period start, fund +2.2%; buffer −5 to −30; cap +13.6%; Between buffer and cap.

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

AUGT 35.9

DJUL 58.3

0.2, the lowest in this set99.8, the highest

A percentile among the 294 buffer ETFs with a live outcome period. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All buffer ETFs ranked by it → How it is computed →

Where each one stands today

DJUL resets first, on Jul 16, 2027, 287 days from now; AUGT runs to Jul 31, 2027, 301 days. AUGT can still gain 13.6% before its cap, DJUL 10.3%. A fall from here reaches AUGT’s buffer after 3.1% and DJUL’s after 7.9%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Every figure is ETFIQ’s own, from the issuer’s published outcome-period terms. A buffer ETF holds FLEX options on its reference index rather than shares, so there is no holdings overlap between two of them to report.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Gap to the reference
Window	AUGT	DJUL	AUGT	DJUL
3 months	+3.4%	+2.5%	−0.2 pts	−1.1 pts
6 months	+12.3%	+9.3%	−5.7 pts	−8.7 pts
1 year	+12.7%	+9.9%	−3.5 pts	−6.3 pts
3 years	+66.5%	+52.4%	−22.8 pts	−36.9 pts

AUGT and DJUL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

AUGT

AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Aug · Absorbs the first 10% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 17.1%, over a period ending Jul 31, 2027

DJUL

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - July · Absorbs losses from 5.0% to 30.0% on SPY and caps the gain at 13.6%, over a period ending Jul 16, 2027

Issuer AllianzIM First Trust

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 10% 5% to 30%

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

Days left 301 287

Starting cap +17.1% +13.6%

Can still gain 13.6% 10.3%

Fall before buffer 3.1% 7.9%

Protection left, index points 10.0% of 10.0% 25.0% of 25.0%

Index return this period +3.0% +3.5%

Fund return this period +2.4% +2.2%

State today Open Open

Expense ratio 0.74% 0.85%

Net assets $35m $487m

AUGT and DJUL on the same fields, as of Oct 2, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AUGT in plain words

From its price on Oct 2, 2026, the fund can gain about 13.6% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 3.1% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 2.9% 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. 301 days remained on Oct 2, 2026. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

DJUL in plain words

From its price on Oct 2, 2026, the fund can gain about 10.3% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 7.9% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 8.3% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 25.0% of the 25.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 287 days remained on Oct 2, 2026. On Jul 16, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, AUGT or DJUL?: From their prices on Oct 2, 2026, AUGT can gain about 13.6% before its cap and DJUL about 10.3%, so AUGT has more room left this period.
Which resets first, AUGT or DJUL?: AUGT ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and DJUL on Jul 16, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, AUGT or DJUL?: AUGT charges 0.74% a year and DJUL charges 0.85%, so AUGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

AUGT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AllianzIM page for AUGT ↗DJUL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗First Trust page for DJUL ↗

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