CTAU vs DDTG: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
DDTG can fall 3.4% before its buffer engages as of Oct 13, 2026, and CTAU 2.6% as of Oct 12, 2026. Net assets on Oct 12, 2026: $1m for Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series and $32m for Innovator Equity Dual Directional 10 Buffer ETF - Aug.
CTAU costs 0.49 points a year less; DDTG is far larger, $32m against $1m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| CTAU | DDTG | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.30% | 0.79% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $1m | $32m |
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Index fall to the buffer | 2.6% | 3.9% |
CTAU: reference +2.7% since period start, fund +2.2%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +15.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 12, 2026.
CTAU: reference +2.7% since period start, fund +2.2%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +15.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 12, 2026.
DDTG: reference +4.1% since period start, fund +3.4%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +15.8%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.
DDTG: reference +4.1% since period start, fund +3.4%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +15.8%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.
These are two different products. DDTG is a floor fund, which caps how far a holder can fall. CTAU 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
DDTG resets first, on Jul 31, 2027, 291 days from now; CTAU runs to Jul 31, 2027, 292 days. A fall from here reaches CTAU’s buffer after 2.6% and DDTG’s after 3.4%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Gap to the reference's price return | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | CTAU | DDTG | CTAU | DDTG |
| Since launch Not the same days: CTAU Aug 2026 · DDTG Aug 2026 | +1.0% | +2.2% | +0.1 pts | −0.5 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
As of Oct 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About CTAU
The fund's price can fall 2.6% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 2.6% 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. 292 days remained on Oct 12, 2026. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
About DDTG
From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 11.9% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 3.4% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 3.9% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 10.0% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 291 days remained on Oct 13, 2026.
Questions people ask
ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement. A comparison is not a recommendation.
How this is computed
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.
Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown
ETFIQ, CTAU against DDTG, data as of Oct 13, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/ctau-vs-ddtg
ETFIQ. (Oct 13, 2026). CTAU against DDTG. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/ctau-vs-ddtg
[CTAU against DDTG (ETFIQ, Oct 13, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/ctau-vs-ddtg)
Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.