Which resets first, CTJN or GMAY?

CTJN ends its outcome period on May 31, 2027 and GMAY on May 21, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, CTJN or GMAY?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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CTJN vs GMAY: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

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GMAY can fall 4.3% before its buffer engages as of Nov 4, 2026, and CTJN 0.0% as of Nov 3, 2026.

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Net assets: $1.4m on Nov 4, 2026 for Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF, and $366m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - May.

CTJN on its own →GMAY on its own →

At a glance

CTJN Buffer working

CTJN: reference −0.6% since period start, fund +0.5%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +14.1%; Buffer working. Data to Nov 3, 2026.

GMAY Between buffer and cap

GMAY: reference +3.7% since period start, fund +3.6%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +13.8%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CTJN costs 0.55 points a year less; GMAY is far larger, $366m against $1.4m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CTJN vs GMAY: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Measure	CTJN	GMAY
Return
Measure	CTJN	GMAY
Total return, 1 year	not published	+8.8%
Drawdown
Measure	CTJN	GMAY
Index fall to the buffer		3.6%
Benchmark
Measure	CTJN	GMAY
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Cost and size
Measure	CTJN	GMAY
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$1.4m	$366m
Holdings
Measure	CTJN	GMAY
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Buffer Score99.7CTJN83.2GMAY

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

CTJN 99.7

GMAY 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: CTJN vs GMAY: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	CTJN	GMAY	CTJN	GMAY
3 months	+0.2%	+0.7%	+0.6 pts	+1.1 pts
6 months	–	+3.6%	–	−0.9 pts
1 year	–	+8.8%	–	−4.8 pts
3 years	–	+41.2%	–	−35.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: CTJN Jun 2026 · GMAY May 2023	+1.2%	+46.1%	+0.3 pts	−37.0 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

CTJN Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF · Absorbs the first 30% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 14.1%, over a period ending May 31, 2027 GMAY FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - May · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 13.8%, over a period ending May 21, 2027

Issuer Corgi First Trust

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 30% 15%

Outcome period Jun 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027 May 18, 2026 to May 21, 2027

Days left 209 198

Starting cap +14.1% +13.8%

Can still gain not published 9.1%

Fall before buffer 0.0% 4.3%

Protection left, index points 29.4% of 30.0% 15.0% of 15.0%

Index return this period −0.6% +3.7%

Fund return this period +0.5% +3.6%

State today Buffer working Open

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.85%

Net assets, CTJN as of Nov 4, 2026 and GMAY as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.4m $366m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Where each one stands today

GMAY resets first, on May 21, 2027, 198 days from now; CTJN runs to May 31, 2027, 209 days. A fall from here reaches CTJN’s buffer after 0.0% and GMAY’s after 4.3%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

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About each fund

CTJN

Protection left, in index points: 29.4% of the 30.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 209 days remained on Nov 3, 2026. On May 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

GMAY

From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 9.1% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 4.3% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 3.6% 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. 198 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On May 21, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CTJN or GMAY?: CTJN ends its outcome period on May 31, 2027 and GMAY on May 21, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CTJN or GMAY?: CTJN charges 0.30% a year and GMAY charges 0.85%, so CTJN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

SPY →CTJN on its own →GMAY on its own →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

Corgi website ↗

GMAY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

First Trust page for GMAY ↗

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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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