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CAUG vs DDFG: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 13, 2026 DDFG can fall 2.7% before its buffer engages and CAUG 2.6%. Net assets on Oct 13, 2026: $1m for Corgi U.S. Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series and $90m for Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - Aug.

CAUG costs 0.49 points a year less; DDFG is far larger, $90m against $1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CAUG vs DDFG: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
CAUGDDFG
Expense ratio0.30%0.79%
Net assets$1m$90m
What it tracksSPYSPY
Holdings in commonnot published
Index fall to the buffer2.6%4.0%
CAUGBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capCAUG: reference +2.7% since period start, fund +2.4%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +15.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.15 pts of buffer+2.7%+12.3% more to the cap−15.0% floor0% period start+15.0% capTODAY · SPY +2.7%Between buffer and capCAUG: reference +2.7% since period start, fund +2.4%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +15.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.15 pts−15.0% floor0% start+15.0% cap+2.7% gain captured+12.3% more to the capTODAY · SPY +2.7%

CAUG: reference +2.7% since period start, fund +2.4%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +15.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

CAUG: reference +2.7% since period start, fund +2.4%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +15.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

DDFGBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capDDFG: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +2.6%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +11.4%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.15 pts of buffer+4.2%+7.2% to cap−15.0% floor0% period start+11.4% capTODAY · SPY +4.2%Between buffer and capDDFG: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +2.6%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +11.4%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.15 pts−15.0% floor0% start+11.4% cap+4.2% gain captured+7.2% more to the capTODAY · SPY +4.2%

DDFG: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +2.6%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +11.4%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

These are two different products. DDFG is a floor fund, which caps how far a holder can fall. CAUG is a buffer fund, which absorbs the first part of a fall and leaves everything below it with the holder.

Where each one stands today

CAUG resets first, on Jul 31, 2027, 291 days from now; DDFG runs to Jul 31, 2027, 291 days. A fall from here reaches CAUG’s buffer after 2.6% and DDFG’s after 2.7%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: CAUG vs DDFG: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Total returnGap to the reference's price return
WindowCAUGDDFGCAUGDDFG
Since launch
Not the same days: CAUG Aug 2026 · DDFG Aug 2026
+1.3%+2.0%+0.4 pts−0.7 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

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
DDFG
Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - Aug · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 11.4%, over a period ending Jul 31, 2027
Issuer Corgi Innovator
Reference index SPY SPY
Buffer 15% 15%
Outcome period Aug 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027 Jul 31, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027
Days left 291 291
Starting cap +15.0% +11.4%
Can still gain not published 8.4%
Fall before buffer 2.6% 2.7%
Protection left, index points 15.0% of 15.0% 15.0% of 15.0%
Index return this period +2.7% +4.2%
Fund return this period +2.4% +2.6%
State today Open Open
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.79%
Net assets $1m $90m

As of Oct 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About CAUG

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: 15.0% of the 15.0% 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 DDFG

From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 8.4% more before it reaches its cap. 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 4.0% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CAUG or DDFG?
CAUG ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and DDFG on Jul 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CAUG or DDFG?
CAUG charges 0.30% a year and DDFG charges 0.79%, so CAUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
CAUG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Corgi website ↗DDFG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Innovator page for DDFG ↗

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How this is computed

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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