CJUL vs JULU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 13, 2026 CJUL can fall 4.2% before its buffer engages and JULU 3.1%. Net assets on Oct 13, 2026: $1m for Corgi U.S. Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - July Series and $80m for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Jul.

CJUL costs 0.44 points a year less; JULU is far larger, $80m against $1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CJUL vs JULU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
CJULJULU
Expense ratio0.30%0.74%
Net assets$1m$80m
Total return, 1 yearnot published+12.8%
What it tracksSPYSPY
Holdings in commonnot published
Index fall to the buffer4.2%4.0%
CJULBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capCJUL: reference +4.3% since period start, fund +3.6%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +14.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.15 pts of buffer+4.3%+9.7% more to the cap−15.0% floor0% period start+14.0% capTODAY · SPY +4.3%Between buffer and capCJUL: reference +4.3% since period start, fund +3.6%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +14.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.15 pts−15.0% floor0% start+14.0% cap+4.3% gain captured+9.7% more to the capTODAY · SPY +4.3%

CJUL: reference +4.3% since period start, fund +3.6%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +14.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

CJUL: reference +4.3% since period start, fund +3.6%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +14.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

JULUNo cap
No capJULU: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +2.5%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.15 pts of buffer−15.0% floor0% period startno cap+4.2% gained, no capTODAY · SPY +4.2%No capJULU: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +2.5%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.15 pts−15.0% floor0% startno cap+4.2% gained, no capTODAY · SPY +4.2%

JULU: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +2.5%; buffer 0 to −15; no cap; No cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score · CJUL and JULU score the sameIf 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, 260 days from now; JULU runs to Jun 30, 2027, 260 days. A fall from here reaches CJUL’s buffer after 4.2% and JULU’s after 3.1%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: CJUL vs JULU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Total returnGap to the reference's price return
WindowCJULJULUCJULJULU
3 months+2.8%+2.0%−0.7 pts−1.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+9.8%not published−2.3 pts
1 yearnot published+12.8%not published−4.5 pts
Since launch
Not the same days: CJUL Jul 2026 · JULU Jul 2024
+3.4%+30.9%−1.1 pts−11.7 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

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
JULU
AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Jul · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and does not cap the gain, over a period ending Jun 30, 2027
Reference index SPY SPY
Buffer 15% 15%
Outcome period Jul 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027 Jul 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027
Days left 260 260
Starting cap +14.0% uncapped
Can still gain not published uncapped
Fall before buffer 4.2% 3.1%
Protection left, index points 15.0% of 15.0% 15.0% of 15.0%
Index return this period +4.3% +4.2%
Fund return this period +3.6% +2.5%
State today Open Uncapped
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.74%
Net assets $1m $80m

As of Oct 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About CJUL

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. 260 days remained on Oct 13, 2026. On Jun 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

About JULU

This fund has no cap. It takes a share of any further rise in SPY. The fund's price can fall 3.1% 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. On Jun 30, 2027 the period ends and new terms are set.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CJUL or JULU?
CJUL ends its outcome period on Jun 30, 2027 and JULU on Jun 30, 2027. New terms are set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CJUL or JULU?
CJUL charges 0.30% a year and JULU charges 0.74%, so CJUL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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