Which resets first, BAUG or CTAU?

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

Which is cheaper, BAUG or CTAU?

BAUG charges 0.79% a year and CTAU charges 0.30%, so CTAU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BAUG vs CTAU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 13, 2026 BAUG can fall 3.3% before its buffer engages and CTAU 2.6%. Net assets on Oct 13, 2026: $274m for Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Aug and $1m for Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series.

CTAU costs 0.49 points a year less; BAUG is far larger, $274m against $1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BAUG vs CTAU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	BAUG	CTAU
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.30%
Net assets	$274m	$1m
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	not published
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Holdings in common	not published
Index fall to the buffer	4.0%	2.6%

BAUGBetween buffer and cap

BAUG: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +3.3%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +17.8%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

CTAUBetween buffer and cap

CTAU: reference +2.7% since period start, fund +2.1%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +15.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

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

BAUG 20

CTAU 97.4

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

BAUG resets first, on Jul 31, 2027, 291 days from now; CTAU runs to Jul 31, 2027, 291 days. A fall from here reaches BAUG’s buffer after 3.3% and CTAU’s after 2.6%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: BAUG vs CTAU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	BAUG	CTAU	BAUG	CTAU
3 months	+3.8%	not published	+0.3 pts	not published
6 months	+9.5%	not published	−2.5 pts	not published
1 year	+14.8%	not published	−2.5 pts	not published
3 years	+68.4%	not published	−11.9 pts	not published
Since launch Not the same days: BAUG Aug 2019 · CTAU Aug 2026	+124.2%	+1.1%	−39.7 pts	+0.2 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

BAUG

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Aug · Absorbs the first 9% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 17.8%, over a period ending Jul 31, 2027

CTAU

Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series · Absorbs the first 30% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 15.0%, over a period ending Jul 31, 2027

Issuer Innovator Corgi

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 9% 30%

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

Days left 291 291

Starting cap +17.8% +15.0%

Can still gain 13.9% not published

Fall before buffer 3.3% 2.6%

Protection left, index points 9.0% of 9.0% 30.0% of 30.0%

Index return this period +4.2% +2.7%

Fund return this period +3.3% +2.1%

State today Open Open

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.30%

Net assets $274m $1m

As of Oct 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About BAUG

From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 13.9% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 3.3% 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: 9.0% of the 9.0% 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 CTAU

The fund's price can fall 2.6% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 2.6% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 30.0% of the 30.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, BAUG or CTAU?: BAUG ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and CTAU on Jul 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, BAUG or CTAU?: BAUG charges 0.79% a year and CTAU charges 0.30%, so CTAU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SPY →BAUG on its own →CTAU on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

BAUG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Innovator page for BAUG ↗CTAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Corgi website ↗

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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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