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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CTAU vs GJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 13, 2026 GJUL can fall 3.9% before its buffer engages and CTAU 2.6%, and GJUL resets 15 days sooner. Net assets on Oct 13, 2026: $1m for Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series and $415m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - July.

CTAU costs 0.55 points a year less; GJUL is far larger, $415m against $1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CTAU vs GJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	CTAU	GJUL
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.85%
Net assets	$1m	$415m
Total return, 1 year	not published	+11.4%
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Holdings in common	not published
Index fall to the buffer	2.6%	4.5%

CTAUBetween buffer and cap

CTAU: reference +2.7% since period start, fund +2.1%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +15.0%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

GJULBetween buffer and cap

GJUL: reference +4.7% since period start, fund +3.1%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +13.8%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 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

GJUL 86.5

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

GJUL resets first, on Jul 16, 2027, 276 days from now; CTAU runs to Jul 31, 2027, 291 days. A fall from here reaches CTAU’s buffer after 2.6% and GJUL’s after 3.9%. 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 GJUL: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	CTAU	GJUL	CTAU	GJUL
3 months	not published	+3.1%	not published	−0.4 pts
6 months	not published	+6.8%	not published	−5.3 pts
1 year	not published	+11.4%	not published	−6.0 pts
3 years	not published	+49.5%	not published	−30.8 pts
Since launch Not the same days: CTAU Aug 2026 · GJUL Jul 2023	+1.1%	+45.7%	+0.2 pts	−25.6 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

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 291 276

Starting cap +15.0% +13.8%

Can still gain not published 9.5%

Fall before buffer 2.6% 3.9%

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

Index return this period +2.7% +4.7%

Fund return this period +2.1% +3.1%

State today Open Open

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.85%

Net assets $1m $415m

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. 291 days remained on Oct 13, 2026. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

About GJUL

From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 9.5% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 3.9% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 4.5% 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. 276 days remained on Oct 13, 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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SPY →CTAU on its own →GJUL on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

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 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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