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AUGT vs FJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 13, 2026 FJUL can fall 4.3% before its buffer engages and AUGT 3.8%, and FJUL resets 15 days sooner. Net assets on Oct 13, 2026: $36m for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Aug and $1.4bn for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - July.

AUGT costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; FJUL is far larger, $1.4bn against $36m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AUGT vs FJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
AUGTFJUL
Expense ratio0.74%0.85%
Net assets$36m$1.4bn
Total return, 1 year+14.3%+13.8%
What it tracksSPYSPY
Holdings in commonnot published
Index fall to the buffer4.0%4.5%
3.8%
AUGT can fall this far before its buffer
4.3%
FJUL can fall this far before its buffer
12.8%
AUGT can still gain
11.9%
FJUL can still gain
AUGTBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capAUGT: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +3.2%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.1%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.10 pts of buffer+4.2%+13% more to the cap−10.0% floor0% period start+17.1% capTODAY · SPY +4.2%Between buffer and capAUGT: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +3.2%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.1%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.10 pts+13% to cap−10.0% floor0% start+17.1% cap+4.2% gain capturedTODAY · SPY +4.2%

AUGT: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +3.2%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.1%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

AUGT: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +3.2%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.1%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

FJULBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capFJUL: reference +4.7% since period start, fund +3.6%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +16.8%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.10 pts of buffer+4.7% gained+12.2% more to the cap−10.0% floor0% period start+16.8% capTODAY · SPY +4.7%Between buffer and capFJUL: reference +4.7% since period start, fund +3.6%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +16.8%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.10 pts−10.0% floor0% start+16.8% cap+4.7% gain captured+12.2% more to the capTODAY · SPY +4.7%

FJUL: reference +4.7% since period start, fund +3.6%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +16.8%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score · AUGT and FJUL score the sameIf the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?
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; AUGT runs to Jul 31, 2027, 291 days. AUGT can still gain 12.8% before its cap, FJUL 11.9%. A fall from here reaches AUGT’s buffer after 3.8% 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: AUGT vs FJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Total returnGap to the reference's price return
WindowAUGTFJULAUGTFJUL
3 months+3.7%+3.7%+0.3 pts+0.2 pts
6 months+9.1%+8.6%−2.9 pts−3.5 pts
1 year+14.3%+13.8%−3.1 pts−3.6 pts
3 years+65.0%+60.7%−15.3 pts−19.6 pts
Since launch
Not the same days: AUGT Aug 2023 · FJUL Jul 2020
+58.9%+103.4%−11.5 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

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
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 AllianzIM First Trust
Reference index SPY SPY
Buffer 10% 10%
Outcome period Aug 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027 Jul 20, 2026 to Jul 16, 2027
Days left 291 276
Starting cap +17.1% +16.8%
Can still gain 12.8% 11.9%
Fall before buffer 3.8% 4.3%
Protection left, index points 10.0% of 10.0% 10.0% of 10.0%
Index return this period +4.2% +4.7%
Fund return this period +3.2% +3.6%
State today Open Open
Expense ratio 0.74% 0.85%
Net assets $36m $1.4bn

As of Oct 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About AUGT

From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 12.8% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 3.8% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 4.0% 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. 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 11.9% 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 4.5% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. 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, AUGT or FJUL?
From their prices on Oct 13, 2026, AUGT can gain about 12.8% before its cap and FJUL about 11.9%, so AUGT has more room left this period.
Which resets first, AUGT or FJUL?
AUGT 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, AUGT or FJUL?
AUGT charges 0.74% a year and FJUL 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 ↗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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