Which resets first, CTAU or DJUL?

CTAU ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and DJUL on Jul 16, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, CTAU or DJUL?

CTAU charges 0.30% a year and DJUL charges 0.85%, so CTAU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CTAU vs DJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 9, 2026 DJUL can fall 8.5% before its buffer engages and CTAU 2.7%, and DJUL resets 15 days sooner. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1m for Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series and $491m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - July.

CTAU costs 0.55 points a year less; DJUL is far larger, $491m against $1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CTAU vs DJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	CTAU	DJUL
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.85%
Net assets	$1m	$491m
Total return, 1 year	not published	+10.5%
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Holdings in common	not published
Index fall to the buffer	2.7%	9.3%

CTAUBetween buffer and cap

CTAU: reference +2.8% since period start, fund +2.2%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +15.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

DJULBetween buffer and cap

DJUL: reference +4.8% since period start, fund +2.9%; buffer −5 to −30; cap +13.6%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

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

CTAU 97.4

DJUL 55

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

DJUL resets first, on Jul 16, 2027, 280 days from now; CTAU runs to Jul 31, 2027, 295 days. A fall from here reaches CTAU’s buffer after 2.7% and DJUL’s after 8.5%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: CTAU vs DJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	CTAU	DJUL	CTAU	DJUL
3 months	not published	+2.8%	not published	−0.3 pts
6 months	not published	+7.7%	not published	−6.9 pts
1 year	not published	+10.5%	not published	−5.5 pts
3 years	not published	+50.5%	not published	−28.6 pts
Since launch Not the same days: CTAU Aug 2026 · DJUL Jul 2020	+1.0%	+70.3%	+0.1 pts	−69.7 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

CTAU

Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series · Absorbs the first 30% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 15.0%, over a period ending Jul 31, 2027

DJUL

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - July · Absorbs losses from 5.0% to 30.0% on SPY and caps the gain at 13.6%, over a period ending Jul 16, 2027

Issuer Corgi First Trust

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 30% 5% to 30%

Outcome period Aug 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027 Jul 20, 2026 to Jul 16, 2027

Days left 295 280

Starting cap +15.0% +13.6%

Can still gain not published 9.6%

Fall before buffer 2.7% 8.5%

Protection left, index points 30.0% of 30.0% 25.0% of 25.0%

Index return this period +2.8% +4.8%

Fund return this period +2.2% +2.9%

State today Open Open

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.85%

Net assets $1m $491m

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About CTAU

The fund's price can fall 2.7% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 2.7% 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. 295 days remained on Oct 9, 2026. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

About DJUL

From its price on Oct 9, 2026, the fund can gain about 9.6% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 8.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 9.3% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 25.0% of the 25.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 280 days remained on Oct 9, 2026. On Jul 16, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CTAU or DJUL?: CTAU ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and DJUL on Jul 16, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CTAU or DJUL?: CTAU charges 0.30% a year and DJUL charges 0.85%, so CTAU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SPY →CTAU on its own →DJUL on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

CTAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Corgi website ↗DJUL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗First Trust page for DJUL ↗

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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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