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CPSU vs CTJN: which one stands where?

As of Sep 21, 2026 CPSU can fall 1.1% before its buffer engages and CTJN 0.4%, and CPSU resets 6 days sooner.

Calamos S&P 500 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - June and Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF.

CPSUFull floor
full floor beneathfull floor−0.1% buffer start0% period start+7.1% capTODAY · SPY +0.4%full floor beneathfull floor−0.1% buffer start0% start+7.1% capTODAY · SPY +0.4%
CTJNBetween buffer and cap
30 pts of buffer−30.0% floor0% period start+14.1% capTODAY · SPY +0.4%30 pts−30.0% floor0% start+14.1% capTODAY · SPY +0.4%

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

Where each one stands today

CPSU resets first, on May 28, 2027, 249 days from now; CTJN runs to May 31, 2027, 255 days. A fall from here reaches CPSU’s buffer after 1.1% and CTJN’s after 0.4%. Both track SPY, 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

CPSU and CTJN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnGap to the reference
CPSUCTJNCPSUCTJN
3 months+0.8%+1.4%−1.4 pts−0.9 pts
6 months+2.8%not published−15.3 ptsnot published
1 year+4.3%not published−12.3 ptsnot published
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CPSU and CTJN on the same fields, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CPSU
Calamos S&P 500 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - June
Absorbs losses from 0.1% to 100.0% on SPY and caps the gain at 7.1%, over a period ending May 28, 2027
CTJN
Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF
Absorbs the first 30% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 14.1%, over a period ending May 31, 2027
IssuerCalamosCorgi
Reference indexSPYSPY
Buffer0% to 100%30%
Outcome periodJun 1, 2026 to May 28, 2027Jun 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027
Days left249255
Starting cap+7.1%+14.1%
Can still gainnot publishednot published
Fall before buffer1.1%0.4%
Protection left, index points99.9% of 99.9%30.0% of 30.0%
Index return this period+0.4%+0.4%
Fund return this period+1.0%+1.0%
State todayOpenOpen
Expense ratio0.69%0.30%
Net assets$29m$1m

CPSU in plain words

The fund's price can fall 1.1% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 0.6% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 99.9% of the 99.9% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 249 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On May 28, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

CTJN in plain words

The fund's price can fall 0.4% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 0.4% 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. 255 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On May 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CPSU or CTJN?
CPSU ends its outcome period on May 28, 2027 and CTJN on May 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CPSU or CTJN?
CPSU charges 0.69% a year and CTJN charges 0.30%, so CTJN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CPSU against CTJN, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 21, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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