Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
AUGU vs CAUG: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
AUGU can fall 2.3% before its buffer engages as of Nov 4, 2026, and CAUG 0.0% as of Nov 3, 2026.
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Net assets: $36m on Nov 3, 2026 for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Aug, and $1.1m on Nov 4, 2026 for Corgi U.S. Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series.
AUGU: reference +2.6% since period start, fund +1.6%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
AUGU: reference +2.6% since period start, fund +1.6%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.CAUG: reference −0.4% since period start, fund +0.7%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +15.0%; Buffer working. Data to Nov 3, 2026.
Data to Nov 3, 2026.Pair scorecard
CAUG costs 0.44 points a year less; AUGU is far larger, $36m against $1.1m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | AUGU | CAUG |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +9.6% | not published |
| Drawdown | ||
| Index fall to the buffer | 2.6% | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.30% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $36m | $1.1m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
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
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 →
Window by window
| Total return | Gap to the reference's price return | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | AUGU | CAUG | AUGU | CAUG |
| 3 months | −0.9% | +0.6% | −0.5 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +2.8% | – | −1.7 pts | – |
| 1 year | +9.6% | – | −4.0 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: AUGU Aug 2024 · CAUG Aug 2026 | +29.6% | +0.7% | −11.7 pts | +1.3 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
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Where each one stands today
AUGU resets first, on Jul 31, 2027, 269 days from now; CAUG runs to Jul 31, 2027, 270 days. A fall from here reaches AUGU’s buffer after 2.3% and CAUG’s after 0.0%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for CAUG.
AUGU
This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in SPY. The fund's price can fall 2.3% 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: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 269 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and new terms are set.
CAUG
Protection left, in index points: 14.6% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 270 days remained on Nov 3, 2026. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
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