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CPRJ vs KJUL: which one stands where?

As of Oct 1, 2026 CPRJ can fall 0.0% before its buffer engages and KJUL 0.0%. Calamos Russell 2000 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - July and Innovator U.S. Small Cap Power Buffer ETF - Jul.

CPRJBuffer working
Buffer workingCPRJ: reference −7.2% since period start, fund −1.1%; buffer −0 to floor; cap +9.2%; Buffer working.full floor beneathfull floor−0.1% buffer start0% period start+9.2% capTODAY · IWM −7.2%Buffer workingCPRJ: reference −7.2% since period start, fund −1.1%; buffer −0 to floor; cap +9.2%; Buffer working.full floor beneathfull floor−0.1% buffer start0% start+9.2% capTODAY · IWM −7.2%

CPRJ: reference −7.2% since period start, fund −1.1%; buffer −0 to floor; cap +9.2%; Buffer working.

KJULBuffer working
Buffer workingKJUL: reference −7.5% since period start, fund −2.8%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +19.5%; Buffer working.+19.5% to cap−15.0% floor0% period start+19.5% capTODAY · IWM −7.5%Buffer workingKJUL: reference −7.5% since period start, fund −2.8%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +19.5%; Buffer working.−15.0% floor0% start+19.5% capTODAY · IWM −7.5%

KJUL: reference −7.5% since period start, fund −2.8%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +19.5%; Buffer working.

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

CPRJ has fallen through its protection. The index is 0.1% below where the buffer stops, and that part of the loss is the holder’s.

Where each one stands today

CPRJ resets first, on Jul 1, 2027, 273 days from now; KJUL runs to Jun 30, 2027, 273 days. A fall from here reaches CPRJ’s buffer after 0.0% and KJUL’s after 0.0%. Both track IWM, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Every figure is ETFIQ’s own, from the issuer’s published outcome-period terms. A buffer ETF holds FLEX options on its reference index rather than shares, so there is no holdings overlap between two of them to report.

Performance, window by window

Total returnGap to the reference
WindowCPRJKJULCPRJKJUL
3 months−1.2%−3.0%+5.8 pts+3.9 pts
6 months+1.1%+2.4%−10.8 pts−9.6 pts
1 year+3.5%+6.3%−12.5 pts−9.8 pts
3 yearsnot published+31.5%not published−31.1 pts

CPRJ and KJUL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

CPRJ
Calamos Russell 2000 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - July · Absorbs losses from 0.1% to 100.0% on IWM and caps the gain at 9.2%, over a period ending Jul 1, 2027
KJUL
Innovator U.S. Small Cap Power Buffer ETF - Jul · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on IWM and caps the gain at 19.5%, over a period ending Jun 30, 2027
Issuer Calamos Innovator
Reference index IWM IWM
Buffer 0% to 100% 15%
Outcome period Jul 1, 2026 to Jul 1, 2027 Jun 30, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027
Days left 273 273
Starting cap +9.2% +19.5%
Can still gain not published 22.8%
Fall before buffer 0.0% 0.0%
Protection left, index points 92.8% of 99.9% 7.5% of 15.0%
Index return this period −7.2% −7.5%
Fund return this period −1.1% −2.8%
State today Buffer working Buffer working
Expense ratio 0.69% 0.79%
Net assets $42m $227m

CPRJ and KJUL on the same fields, as of Oct 1, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

CPRJ in plain words

Protection left, in index points: 92.8% of the 99.9% buffer still sits below today's IWM level. 273 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On Jul 1, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

KJUL in plain words

From its price on Oct 1, 2026, the fund can gain about 22.8% more before it reaches its cap. Protection left, in index points: 7.5% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's IWM level. On Jun 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CPRJ or KJUL?
CPRJ ends its outcome period on Jul 1, 2027 and KJUL on Jun 30, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CPRJ or KJUL?
CPRJ charges 0.69% a year and KJUL charges 0.79%, so CPRJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Russell 2000 (IWM) →CPRJ on its own →KJUL on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
CPRJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Calamos website ↗KJUL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Innovator page for KJUL ↗

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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ETFIQ, CPRJ against KJUL, data as of Oct 1, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/cprj-vs-kjul

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Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.