BJUL vs FJUN: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 13, 2026 FJUN can fall 4.2% before its buffer engages and BJUL 3.6%, and FJUN resets 13 days sooner. Net assets on Oct 12, 2026: $364m for Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Jul and $1.4bn for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - June.

BJUL costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points; FJUN is 4.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BJUL vs FJUN: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
BJULFJUN
Expense ratio0.79%0.85%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$364m$1.4bn
Total return, 1 year+14.7%+12.0%
What it tracksSPYSPY
Holdings in commonnot published
Index fall to the buffer3.9%
3.6%
BJUL can fall this far before its buffer
4.2%
FJUN can fall this far before its buffer
13.9%
BJUL can still gain
11.8%
FJUN can still gain
BJULBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capBJUL: reference +4.1% since period start, fund +3.5%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +18.1%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.9 pts of buffer+4.1%+14.1% more to the cap−9.0% floor0% period start+18.1% capTODAY · SPY +4.1%Between buffer and capBJUL: reference +4.1% since period start, fund +3.5%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +18.1%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.9 pts+14.1% to cap−9.0% floor0% start+18.1% cap+4.1% gain capturedTODAY · SPY +4.1%

BJUL: reference +4.1% since period start, fund +3.5%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +18.1%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

BJUL: reference +4.1% since period start, fund +3.5%; buffer 0 to −9; cap +18.1%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

FJUNBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capFJUN: reference +4.1% since period start, fund +3.5%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +16.4%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.10 pts of buffer+4.1%+12.4% more to the cap−10.0% floor0% period start+16.4% capTODAY · SPY +4.1%Between buffer and capFJUN: reference +4.1% since period start, fund +3.5%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +16.4%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.10 pts−10.0% floor0% start+16.4% cap+4.1% gain captured+12.4% more to the capTODAY · SPY +4.1%

FJUN: reference +4.1% since period start, fund +3.5%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +16.4%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

FJUN: reference +4.1% since period start, fund +3.5%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +16.4%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score · FJUN scores higherIf 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

FJUN resets first, on Jun 17, 2027, 247 days from now; BJUL runs to Jun 30, 2027, 260 days. BJUL can still gain 13.9% before its cap, FJUN 11.8%. A fall from here reaches BJUL’s buffer after 3.6% and FJUN’s after 4.2%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: BJUL vs FJUN: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Total returnGap to the reference's price return
WindowBJULFJUNBJULFJUN
3 months+3.2%+3.2%−0.7 pts−0.7 pts
6 months+8.8%+6.5%−4.6 pts−6.9 pts
1 year+14.7%+12.0%−4.4 pts−7.2 pts
3 years+62.0%+51.8%−18.3 pts−28.5 pts
Since launch
Not the same days: BJUL Aug 2018 · FJUN Jun 2020
+119.3%+103.2%−47.7 pts−47.3 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

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
FJUN
FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - June · Absorbs the first 10% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 16.4%, over a period ending Jun 17, 2027
Reference index SPY SPY
Buffer 9% 10%
Outcome period Jun 30, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027 Jun 22, 2026 to Jun 17, 2027
Days left 260 247
Starting cap +18.1% +16.4%
Can still gain 13.9% 11.8%
Fall before buffer 3.6% 4.2%
Protection left, index points 9.0% of 9.0% 10.0% of 10.0%
Index return this period +4.1% +4.1%
Fund return this period +3.5% +3.5%
State today Open Open
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.85%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 $364m $1.4bn

As of Oct 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About BJUL

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 3.6% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 3.9% 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. 260 days remained on Oct 13, 2026. On Jun 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

About FJUN

From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 11.8% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 4.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. Protection left, in index points: 10.0% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 247 days remained on Oct 13, 2026. On Jun 17, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, BJUL or FJUN?
From their prices on Oct 13, 2026, BJUL can gain about 13.9% before its cap and FJUN about 11.8%, so BJUL has more room left this period.
Which resets first, BJUL or FJUN?
BJUL ends its outcome period on Jun 30, 2027 and FJUN on Jun 17, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, BJUL or FJUN?
BJUL charges 0.79% a year and FJUN charges 0.85%, so BJUL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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