Which resets first, CTAU or GJUL?

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

Which is cheaper, CTAU or GJUL?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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CTAU vs GJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

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GJUL can fall 3.4% before its buffer engages as of Nov 4, 2026, and CTAU 0.0% as of Nov 3, 2026.

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Net assets: $1.1m on Nov 4, 2026 for Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series, and $408m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - July.

CTAU on its own →GJUL on its own →

At a glance

CTAU Buffer working

CTAU: reference −0.4% since period start, fund +0.4%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +15.0%; Buffer working. Data to Nov 3, 2026.

GJUL Between buffer and cap

GJUL: reference +3.1% since period start, fund +2.6%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +13.8%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CTAU costs 0.55 points a year less; GJUL is far larger, $408m against $1.1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CTAU vs GJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Measure	CTAU	GJUL
Return
Measure	CTAU	GJUL
Total return, 1 year	not published	+10.2%
Drawdown
Measure	CTAU	GJUL
Index fall to the buffer		3.1%
Benchmark
Measure	CTAU	GJUL
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Cost and size
Measure	CTAU	GJUL
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$1.1m	$408m
Holdings
Measure	CTAU	GJUL
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Buffer Score99.7CTAU83.2GJUL

How much of a bear-market fall the buffer would absorb from today's level, ranked against 292 buffer ETFs on stocks with a live outcome period. 100 is best. How it is computed

CTAU 99.7

GJUL 83.2

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

Window by window

Window by window: CTAU vs GJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	CTAU	GJUL	CTAU	GJUL
3 months	+0.3%	+0.7%	+0.7 pts	+1.1 pts
6 months	–	+4.6%	–	+0.1 pts
1 year	–	+10.2%	–	−3.4 pts
3 years	–	+47.9%	–	−28.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: CTAU Aug 2026 · GJUL Jul 2023	+0.4%	+45.0%	+0.9 pts	−23.8 pts

Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. – means no data for this window. Open this comparison in the app →

Side by side

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 GJUL FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - July · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 13.8%, over a period ending Jul 16, 2027

Issuer Corgi First Trust

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 30% 15%

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

Days left 270 254

Starting cap +15.0% +13.8%

Can still gain not published 10.1%

Fall before buffer 0.0% 3.4%

Protection left, index points 29.6% of 30.0% 15.0% of 15.0%

Index return this period −0.4% +3.1%

Fund return this period +0.4% +2.6%

State today Buffer working Open

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.85%

Net assets, CTAU as of Nov 4, 2026 and GJUL as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.1m $408m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Where each one stands today

GJUL resets first, on Jul 16, 2027, 254 days from now; CTAU runs to Jul 31, 2027, 270 days. A fall from here reaches CTAU’s buffer after 0.0% and GJUL’s after 3.4%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

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About each fund

CTAU

Protection left, in index points: 29.6% of the 30.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 270 days remained on Nov 3, 2026. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

GJUL

From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 10.1% 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 number. In index terms, SPY can fall 3.1% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 254 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Jul 16, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

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

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Where to next

SPY →CTAU on its own →GJUL on its own →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CTAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

Corgi website ↗

GJUL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

First Trust page for GJUL ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

ETFIQ calculates every number 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 number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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