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BJUL vs CTJL: which one stands where?

As of Sep 21, 2026 BJUL can fall 3.0% before its buffer engages and CTJL 2.1%, and BJUL resets 3 days sooner.

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Jul and Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - July Series.

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score: CTJL scores higher

If the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?

BJUL 20.3CTJL 98.30.2, the lowest in this set99.8, the highest

A percentile among the 293 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

BJULBetween buffer and cap
9 pts of buffer+3.6%+14.5% more to the cap−9.0% floor0% period start+18.1% capTODAY · SPY +3.6%9 pts−9.0% floor0% start+18.1% capTODAY · SPY +3.6%
CTJLBetween buffer and cap
30 pts of buffer+12.2% more to the cap−30.0% floor0% period start+14.3% capTODAY · SPY +2.1%30 pts of buffer−30.0% floor0% start+14.3% capTODAY · SPY +2.1%

Where each one stands today

BJUL resets first, on Jun 30, 2027, 282 days from now; CTJL runs to Jun 30, 2027, 285 days. A fall from here reaches BJUL’s buffer after 3.0% and CTJL’s after 2.1%. 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

BJUL and CTJL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnGap to the reference
BJULCTJLBJULCTJL
3 months+2.2%not published−0.1 ptsnot published
6 months+11.7%not published−6.3 ptsnot published
1 year+11.8%not published−4.7 ptsnot published
3 years+56.3%not published−22.1 ptsnot published
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BJUL and CTJL on the same fields, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BJUL
Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Jul
Absorbs the first 9% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 18.1%, over a period ending Jun 30, 2027
CTJL
Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - July Series
Absorbs the first 30% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 14.3%, over a period ending Jun 30, 2027
IssuerInnovatorCorgi
Reference indexSPYSPY
Buffer9%30%
Outcome periodJun 30, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027Jul 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027
Days left282285
Starting cap+18.1%+14.3%
Can still gain14.6%not published
Fall before buffer3.0%2.1%
Protection left, index points9.0% of 9.0%30.0% of 30.0%
Index return this period+3.6%+2.1%
Fund return this period+2.9%+2.0%
State todayOpenOpen
Expense ratio0.79%0.30%
Net assets$357m$1m

BJUL in plain words

From its price on Sep 21, 2026, the fund can gain about 14.6% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 3.0% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 3.5% 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. 282 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On Jun 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

CTJL in plain words

The fund's price can fall 2.1% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 2.1% 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. 285 days remained on Sep 21, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, BJUL or CTJL?
BJUL ends its outcome period on Jun 30, 2027 and CTJL on Jun 30, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, BJUL or CTJL?
BJUL charges 0.79% a year and CTJL charges 0.30%, so CTJL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BJUL against CTJL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 21, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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