Which resets first, CAUG or CTAU?

CAUG 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, CAUG or CTAU?

CAUG and CTAU both charge 0.30% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CAUG vs CTAU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 9, 2026 CAUG can fall 2.7% before its buffer engages and CTAU 2.7%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1m for Corgi U.S. Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series and $1m for Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series.

Both cost 0.30% a year; CAUG is 1.1 times larger.

	CAUG	CTAU
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.30%
Net assets	$1m	$1m
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Holdings in common	not published

CAUGBetween buffer and cap

CAUG: reference +2.8% since period start, fund +2.5%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +15.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

CTAUBetween buffer and cap

CTAU: reference +2.8% since period start, fund +2.2%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +15.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

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

CAUG 85.8

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 →

Both are Corgi funds, so the difference between them is the terms rather than the house.

Where each one stands today

CAUG resets first, on Jul 31, 2027, 295 days from now; CTAU runs to Jul 31, 2027, 295 days. A fall from here reaches CAUG’s buffer after 2.7% and CTAU’s after 2.7%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

On the same fields

CAUG

Corgi U.S. Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 15.0%, 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 Corgi Corgi

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 15% 30%

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

Days left 295 295

Starting cap +15.0% +15.0%

Can still gain not published not published

Fall before buffer 2.7% 2.7%

Protection left, index points 15.0% of 15.0% 30.0% of 30.0%

Index return this period +2.8% +2.8%

Fund return this period +2.5% +2.2%

State today Open Open

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.30%

Net assets $1m $1m

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

CAUG in plain words

The fund's price can fall 2.7% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 2.7% 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. 295 days remained on Oct 9, 2026. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

CTAU in plain words

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, CAUG or CTAU?: CAUG 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, CAUG or CTAU?: CAUG and CTAU both charge 0.30% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

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

Where these figures came from

CAUG and 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.

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ETFIQ, CAUG against CTAU, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/caug-vs-ctau

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