Which resets first, CPSY or JAJL?

CPSY ends its outcome period on Dec 31, 2026 and JAJL on Dec 31, 2026. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, CPSY or JAJL?

CPSY charges 0.69% a year and JAJL charges 0.79%, so CPSY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

CPSY vs JAJL: which one stands where?

As of Oct 2, 2026 CPSY can fall 4.6% before its buffer engages and JAJL 1.7%. Calamos S&P 500 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - January and Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 6 Mo Jan/Jul.

CPSY costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; JAJL is 10.5 times larger.

	CPSY	JAJL
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.79%
Net assets	$29m	$302m
Total return, 1 year	+5.9%	+5.8%
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Holdings in common	not published

CPSYAt its cap

CPSY: reference +12.7% since period start, fund +4.3%; buffer −1 to floor; cap +5.9%; At its cap.

JAJLFull floor

JAJL: reference +3.1% since period start, fund +1.5%; buffer Floor; cap +4.1%; Full floor.

CPSY is already at its cap, so more rise in the index adds nothing to it before the period ends.

Where each one stands today

CPSY resets first, on Dec 31, 2026, 90 days from now; JAJL runs to Dec 31, 2026, 90 days. A fall from here reaches CPSY’s buffer after 4.6% and JAJL’s after 1.7%. 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

	Total return		Gap to the reference
Window	CPSY	JAJL	CPSY	JAJL
3 months	+1.7%	+1.4%	−1.9 pts	−2.2 pts
6 months	+4.4%	+4.4%	−13.6 pts	−13.5 pts
1 year	+5.9%	+5.8%	−10.3 pts	−10.5 pts

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

On the same fields

CPSY

Calamos S&P 500 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - January · Absorbs losses from 0.5% to 100.0% on SPY and caps the gain at 5.9%, over a period ending Dec 31, 2026

JAJL

Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 6 Mo Jan/Jul · Absorbs the whole loss on SPY and caps the gain at 4.1%, over a period ending Dec 31, 2026

Issuer Calamos Innovator

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 1% to 100% 100%

Outcome period Jan 2, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026 Jun 30, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026

Days left 90 90

Starting cap +5.9% +4.1%

Can still gain not published 2.4%

Fall before buffer 4.6% 1.7%

Protection left, index points 99.5% of 99.5% 100.0% of 100.0%

Index return this period +12.7% +3.1%

Fund return this period +4.3% +1.5%

State today At cap Open

Expense ratio 0.69% 0.79%

Net assets $29m $302m

CPSY and JAJL on the same fields, as of Oct 2, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

CPSY in plain words

SPY had already risen past this fund's cap of +5.9% for the period on Oct 2, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's price can fall 4.6% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 11.7% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 99.5% of the 99.5% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 90 days remained on Oct 2, 2026. On Dec 31, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

JAJL in plain words

From its price on Oct 2, 2026, the fund can gain about 2.4% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 1.7% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 3.0% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 100.0% of the 100.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CPSY or JAJL?: CPSY ends its outcome period on Dec 31, 2026 and JAJL on Dec 31, 2026. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CPSY or JAJL?: CPSY charges 0.69% a year and JAJL charges 0.79%, so CPSY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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S&P 500 (SPY) →CPSY on its own →JAJL on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

CPSY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Calamos website ↗JAJL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Innovator page for JAJL ↗

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