Which resets first, CAUG or DJUL?

CAUG ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and DJUL on Jul 16, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, CAUG or DJUL?

CAUG charges 0.30% a year and DJUL charges 0.85%, so CAUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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CAUG vs DJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

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DJUL can fall 8.0% before its buffer engages as of Nov 4, 2026, and CAUG 0.0% as of Nov 3, 2026.

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Net assets: $1.1m on Nov 4, 2026 for Corgi U.S. Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series, and $491m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - July.

CAUG on its own →DJUL on its own →

At a glance

CAUG Buffer working

CAUG: reference −0.4% since period start, fund +0.7%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +15.0%; Buffer working. Data to Nov 3, 2026.

DJUL Between buffer and cap

DJUL: reference +3.1% since period start, fund +2.3%; buffer −5 to −30; cap +13.6%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CAUG costs 0.55 points a year less; DJUL is far larger, $491m against $1.1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CAUG vs DJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Measure	CAUG	DJUL
Return
Measure	CAUG	DJUL
Total return, 1 year	not published	+9.8%
Drawdown
Measure	CAUG	DJUL
Index fall to the buffer		7.9%
Benchmark
Measure	CAUG	DJUL
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Cost and size
Measure	CAUG	DJUL
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$1.1m	$491m
Holdings
Measure	CAUG	DJUL
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Buffer Score73.5CAUG58.7DJUL

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

CAUG 73.5

DJUL 58.7

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: CAUG vs DJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	CAUG	DJUL	CAUG	DJUL
3 months	+0.6%	+0.6%	+1.0 pts	+1.0 pts
6 months	–	+4.3%	–	−0.2 pts
1 year	–	+9.8%	–	−3.8 pts
3 years	–	+50.1%	–	−26.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: CAUG Aug 2026 · DJUL Jul 2020	+0.7%	+69.5%	+1.3 pts	−66.9 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

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 DJUL FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - July · Absorbs losses from 5.0% to 30.0% on SPY and caps the gain at 13.6%, over a period ending Jul 16, 2027

Issuer Corgi First Trust

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 15% 5% to 30%

Outcome period Aug 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027 Jul 20, 2026 to Jul 16, 2027

Days left 270 254

Starting cap +15.0% +13.6%

Can still gain not published 10.2%

Fall before buffer 0.0% 8.0%

Protection left, index points 14.6% of 15.0% 25.0% of 25.0%

Index return this period −0.4% +3.1%

Fund return this period +0.7% +2.3%

State today Buffer working Open

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.85%

Net assets, CAUG as of Nov 4, 2026 and DJUL as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.1m $491m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Where each one stands today

DJUL resets first, on Jul 16, 2027, 254 days from now; CAUG runs to Jul 31, 2027, 270 days. A fall from here reaches CAUG’s buffer after 0.0% and DJUL’s after 8.0%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

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About each fund

CAUG

Protection left, in index points: 14.6% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 270 days remained on Nov 3, 2026. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

DJUL

From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 10.2% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 8.0% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 7.9% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 25.0% of the 25.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 254 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Jul 16, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CAUG or DJUL?: CAUG ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and DJUL on Jul 16, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CAUG or DJUL?: CAUG charges 0.30% a year and DJUL charges 0.85%, so CAUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

SPY →CAUG on its own →DJUL on its own →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CAUG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

Corgi website ↗

DJUL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

First Trust page for DJUL ↗

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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.

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