Which resets first, CJUL or UJUL?

CJUL ends its outcome period on Jun 30, 2027 and UJUL on Jun 30, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, CJUL or UJUL?

CJUL charges 0.30% a year and UJUL charges 0.79%, so CJUL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CJUL vs UJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

UJUL can fall 7.8% before its buffer engages as of Oct 13, 2026, and CJUL 4.2% as of Oct 12, 2026. Net assets on Oct 12, 2026: $1m for Corgi U.S. Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - July Series and $303m for Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF - Jul.

CJUL costs 0.49 points a year less; UJUL is far larger, $303m against $1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CJUL vs UJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	CJUL	UJUL
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.79%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$1m	$303m
Total return, 1 year	not published	+10.6%
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Holdings in common	not published
Index fall to the buffer	4.2%	8.7%

CJULBetween buffer and cap

CJUL: reference +4.3% since period start, fund +3.6%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +14.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 12, 2026.

UJULBetween buffer and cap

UJUL: reference +4.1% since period start, fund +2.8%; buffer −5 to −35; cap +14.2%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

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

CJUL 86.3

UJUL 60.8

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

UJUL resets first, on Jun 30, 2027, 260 days from now; CJUL runs to Jun 30, 2027, 261 days. A fall from here reaches CJUL’s buffer after 4.2% and UJUL’s after 7.8%. 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 UJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	CJUL	UJUL	CJUL	UJUL
3 months	+3.4%	+2.5%	−0.5 pts	−1.3 pts
6 months	not published	+6.1%	not published	−7.3 pts
1 year	not published	+10.6%	not published	−8.5 pts
3 years	not published	+47.3%	not published	−33.1 pts
Since launch Not the same days: CJUL Jul 2026 · UJUL Aug 2018	+3.4%	+76.9%	−1.1 pts	−95.7 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

UJUL

Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF - Jul · Absorbs losses from 5.0% to 35.0% on SPY and caps the gain at 14.2%, over a period ending Jun 30, 2027

Issuer Corgi Innovator

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 15% 5% to 35%

Outcome period Jul 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027 Jun 30, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027

Days left 261 260

Starting cap +14.0% +14.2%

Can still gain not published 10.8%

Fall before buffer 4.2% 7.8%

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

Index return this period +4.3% +4.1%

Fund return this period +3.6% +2.8%

State today Open Open

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.79%

Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 $1m $303m

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. 261 days remained on Oct 12, 2026. On Jun 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

About UJUL

From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 10.8% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 7.8% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 8.7% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 30.0% of the 30.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 260 days remained on Oct 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CJUL or UJUL?: CJUL ends its outcome period on Jun 30, 2027 and UJUL on Jun 30, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CJUL or UJUL?: CJUL charges 0.30% a year and UJUL charges 0.79%, so CJUL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SPY →CJUL on its own →UJUL on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

CJUL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Corgi website ↗UJUL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Innovator page for UJUL ↗

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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.

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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