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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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BJUL vs CTJL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

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BJUL can fall 2.9% before its buffer engages as of Nov 4, 2026, and CTJL 1.1% as of Nov 3, 2026.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $361m for Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Jul and $1.3m for Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - July Series.

BJUL on its own →CTJL on its own →

At a glance

BJUL Between buffer and cap

BJUL: reference +2.6% since period start, fund +2.6%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +18.1%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

CTJL Between buffer and cap

CTJL: reference +1.2% since period start, fund +1.6%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +14.3%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CTJL costs 0.49 points a year less; BJUL is far larger, $361m against $1.3m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BJUL vs CTJL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Measure	BJUL	CTJL
Return
Measure	BJUL	CTJL
Total return, 1 year	+11.6%	not published
Drawdown
Measure	BJUL	CTJL
Index fall to the buffer	2.6%	1.1%
Benchmark
Measure	BJUL	CTJL
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Cost and size
Measure	BJUL	CTJL
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.30%
Net assets	$361m	$1.3m
Holdings
Measure	BJUL	CTJL
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Buffer Score20.5BJUL98.5CTJL

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

BJUL 20.5

CTJL 98.5

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

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Window by window

Window by window: BJUL vs CTJL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	BJUL	CTJL	BJUL	CTJL
3 months	+0.3%	+0.4%	+0.7 pts	+0.8 pts
6 months	+4.7%	–	+0.2 pts	–
1 year	+11.6%	–	−1.9 pts	–
3 years	+59.5%	–	−16.9 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: BJUL Aug 2018 · CTJL Jul 2026	+117.4%	+2.3%	−45.7 pts	−0.7 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

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

Issuer Innovator Corgi

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 9% 30%

Outcome period Jun 30, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027 Jul 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027

Days left 238 239

Starting cap +18.1% +14.3%

Can still gain 14.8% not published

Fall before buffer 2.9% 1.1%

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

Index return this period +2.6% +1.2%

Fund return this period +2.6% +1.6%

State today Open Open

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.30%

Net assets $361m $1.3m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Where each one stands today

BJUL resets first, on Jun 30, 2027, 238 days from now; CTJL runs to Jun 30, 2027, 239 days. A fall from here reaches BJUL’s buffer after 2.9% and CTJL’s after 1.1%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

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About each fund

BJUL

From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 14.8% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 2.9% 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: 9.0% of the 9.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 238 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Jun 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

CTJL

The fund's price can fall 1.1% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 1.1% 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. 239 days remained on Nov 3, 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 to next

SPY →BJUL on its own →CTJL on its own →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BJUL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

Innovator page for BJUL ↗

CTJL 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 number 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 number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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