CTJL vs GJUN: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 13, 2026 CTJL can fall 4.2% before its buffer engages and GJUN 3.8%, and GJUN resets 13 days sooner. Net assets on Oct 13, 2026: $1m for Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - July Series and $511m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - June.

CTJL costs 0.55 points a year less; GJUN is far larger, $511m against $1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CTJL vs GJUN: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
CTJLGJUN
Expense ratio0.30%0.85%
Net assets$1m$511m
Total return, 1 yearnot published+9.2%
What it tracksSPYSPY
Holdings in commonnot published
Index fall to the buffer4.2%4.0%
CTJLBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capCTJL: reference +4.3% since period start, fund +3.3%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +14.3%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.30 pts of buffer+4.3%+10% more to the cap−30.0% floor0% period start+14.3% capTODAY · SPY +4.3%Between buffer and capCTJL: reference +4.3% since period start, fund +3.3%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +14.3%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.30 pts of buffer−30.0% floor0% start+14.3% cap+4.3% gain captured+10% more to the capTODAY · SPY +4.3%

CTJL: reference +4.3% since period start, fund +3.3%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +14.3%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

CTJL: reference +4.3% since period start, fund +3.3%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +14.3%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

GJUNBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capGJUN: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +3.1%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +13.3%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.15 pts of buffer+4.2%+9.2% to cap−15.0% floor0% period start+13.3% capTODAY · SPY +4.2%Between buffer and capGJUN: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +3.1%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +13.3%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.15 pts−15.0% floor0% start+13.3% cap+4.2% gain captured+9.2% more to the capTODAY · SPY +4.2%

GJUN: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +3.1%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +13.3%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

GJUN: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +3.1%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +13.3%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

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

GJUN resets first, on Jun 17, 2027, 247 days from now; CTJL runs to Jun 30, 2027, 260 days. A fall from here reaches CTJL’s buffer after 4.2% and GJUN’s after 3.8%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: CTJL vs GJUN: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Total returnGap to the reference's price return
WindowCTJLGJUNCTJLGJUN
3 months+2.4%+2.4%−1.1 pts−1.1 pts
6 monthsnot published+4.9%not published−7.1 pts
1 yearnot published+9.2%not published−8.1 pts
3 yearsnot published+42.4%not published−37.9 pts
Since launch
Not the same days: CTJL Jul 2026 · GJUN Jun 2023
+2.9%+42.0%−1.6 pts−36.0 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

CTJL
Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - July Series · Absorbs the first 30% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 14.3%, over a period ending Jun 30, 2027
GJUN
FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - June · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 13.3%, over a period ending Jun 17, 2027
Reference index SPY SPY
Buffer 30% 15%
Outcome period Jul 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027 Jun 22, 2026 to Jun 17, 2027
Days left 260 247
Starting cap +14.3% +13.3%
Can still gain not published 9.2%
Fall before buffer 4.2% 3.8%
Protection left, index points 30.0% of 30.0% 15.0% of 15.0%
Index return this period +4.3% +4.2%
Fund return this period +3.3% +3.1%
State today Open Open
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.85%
Net assets $1m $511m

As of Oct 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About CTJL

The fund's price can fall 4.2% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 4.2% 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. 260 days remained on Oct 13, 2026. On Jun 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

About GJUN

From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 9.2% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 3.8% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 4.0% 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. 247 days remained on Oct 13, 2026. On Jun 17, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CTJL or GJUN?
CTJL ends its outcome period on Jun 30, 2027 and GJUN on Jun 17, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CTJL or GJUN?
CTJL charges 0.30% a year and GJUN charges 0.85%, so CTJL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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