CJUL vs JULP: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 9, 2026 CJUL can fall 4.2% before its buffer engages and JULP 3.8%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1m for Corgi U.S. Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - July Series and $38m for PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF - July.

CJUL costs 0.20 points a year less; JULP is far larger, $38m against $1m.

CJULJULP
Expense ratio0.30%0.50%
Net assets$1m$38m
Total return, 1 yearnot published+11.7%
What it tracksSPYSPY
Holdings in commonnot published
Index fall to the buffer4.2%4.1%
CJULBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capCJUL: reference +4.4% since period start, fund +3.7%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +14.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.15 pts of buffer+4.4%+9.6% more to the cap−15.0% floor0% period start+14.0% capTODAY · SPY +4.4%Between buffer and capCJUL: reference +4.4% since period start, fund +3.7%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +14.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.15 pts−15.0% floor0% start+14.0% cap+4.4% gain captured+9.6% more to the capTODAY · SPY +4.4%

CJUL: reference +4.4% since period start, fund +3.7%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +14.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

CJUL: reference +4.4% since period start, fund +3.7%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +14.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

JULPBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capJULP: reference +4.3% since period start, fund +3.5%; buffer 0 to −12; cap +16.2%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.12 pts of buffer+4.3%+11.9% more to the cap−12.0% floor0% period start+16.2% capTODAY · SPY +4.3%Between buffer and capJULP: reference +4.3% since period start, fund +3.5%; buffer 0 to −12; cap +16.2%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.12 pts−12.0% floor0% start+16.2% cap+4.3% gain captured+11.9% more to the capTODAY · SPY +4.3%

JULP: reference +4.3% since period start, fund +3.5%; buffer 0 to −12; cap +16.2%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

JULP: reference +4.3% since period start, fund +3.5%; buffer 0 to −12; cap +16.2%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score · CJUL 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

CJUL resets first, on Jun 30, 2027, 264 days from now; JULP runs to Jun 30, 2027, 264 days. A fall from here reaches CJUL’s buffer after 4.2% and JULP’s after 3.8%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Performance, window by window

Total returnGap to the reference's price return
WindowCJULJULPCJULJULP
3 months+2.6%+2.8%−0.6 pts−0.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+8.2%not published−6.4 pts
1 yearnot published+11.7%not published−4.3 pts

Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

CJUL
Corgi U.S. Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - July Series · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 14.0%, over a period ending Jun 30, 2027
JULP
PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF - July · Absorbs the first 12% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 16.2%, over a period ending Jun 30, 2027
Issuer Corgi PGIM
Reference index SPY SPY
Buffer 15% 12%
Outcome period Jul 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027 Jul 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027
Days left 264 264
Starting cap +14.0% +16.2%
Can still gain not published 11.8%
Fall before buffer 4.2% 3.8%
Protection left, index points 15.0% of 15.0% 12.0% of 12.0%
Index return this period +4.4% +4.3%
Fund return this period +3.7% +3.5%
State today Open Open
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.50%
Net assets $1m $38m

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

CJUL in plain words

The fund's price can fall 4.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 4.2% 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. 264 days remained on Oct 9, 2026. On Jun 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

JULP in plain words

From its price on Oct 9, 2026, the fund can gain about 11.8% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 3.8% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 4.1% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 12.0% of the 12.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CJUL or JULP?
CJUL ends its outcome period on Jun 30, 2027 and JULP on Jun 30, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CJUL or JULP?
CJUL charges 0.30% a year and JULP charges 0.50%, so CJUL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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