CTJN vs JUNT: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

As of Oct 9, 2026 JUNT can fall 3.8% before its buffer engages and CTJN 2.6%. Net assets: $1m on Oct 9, 2026 for Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF, and $119m on Oct 8, 2026 for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Jun.

CTJN costs 0.44 points a year less.

CTJNJUNT
Expense ratio0.30%0.74%
Net assets, CTJN as of Oct 9, 2026 and JUNT as of Oct 8, 2026$1m$119m
Total return, 1 yearnot published+9.9%
What it tracksSPYSPY
Holdings in commonnot published
Index fall to the buffer2.6%2.8%
CTJNBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capCTJN: reference +2.6% since period start, fund +2.5%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +14.1%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.30 pts of buffer+11.5% to cap−30.0% floor0% period start+14.1% cap+2.6% gain capturedTODAY · SPY +2.6%Between buffer and capCTJN: reference +2.6% since period start, fund +2.5%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +14.1%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.30 pts of buffer−30.0% floor0% start+14.1% cap+2.6% gain captured+11.5% more to the capTODAY · SPY +2.6%

CTJN: reference +2.6% since period start, fund +2.5%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +14.1%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

CTJN: reference +2.6% since period start, fund +2.5%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +14.1%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

JUNTBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capJUNT: reference +2.9% since period start, fund +3.2%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.6%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.10 pts of buffer+14.7% more to the cap−10.0% floor0% period start+17.6% cap+2.9% gain capturedTODAY · SPY +2.9%Between buffer and capJUNT: reference +2.9% since period start, fund +3.2%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.6%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.−10.0% floor0% start+17.6% cap10 pts of buffer+2.9% gain captured+14.7% more to the capTODAY · SPY +2.9%

JUNT: reference +2.9% since period start, fund +3.2%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.6%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

JUNT: reference +2.9% since period start, fund +3.2%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +17.6%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score · CTJN 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

CTJN resets first, on May 31, 2027, 234 days from now; JUNT runs to May 31, 2027, 234 days. A fall from here reaches CTJN’s buffer after 2.6% and JUNT’s after 3.8%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Performance, window by window

Total returnGap to the reference's price return
WindowCTJNJUNTCTJNJUNT
3 months+2.2%+2.7%−0.9 pts−0.4 pts
6 monthsnot published+5.9%not published−8.7 pts
1 yearnot published+9.9%not published−6.1 pts
3 yearsnot published+50.6%not published−28.6 pts

Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

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
JUNT
AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Jun · Absorbs the first 10% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 17.6%, over a period ending May 31, 2027
Reference index SPY SPY
Buffer 30% 10%
Outcome period Jun 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027 Jun 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027
Days left 234 234
Starting cap +14.1% +17.6%
Can still gain not published 13.3%
Fall before buffer 2.6% 3.8%
Protection left, index points 30.0% of 30.0% 10.0% of 10.0%
Index return this period +2.6% +2.9%
Fund return this period +2.5% +3.2%
State today Open Open
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.74%
Net assets, CTJN as of Oct 9, 2026 and JUNT as of Oct 8, 2026 $1m $119m

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

CTJN in plain words

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. 234 days remained on Oct 9, 2026. On May 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

JUNT in plain words

From its price on Oct 9, 2026, the fund can gain about 13.3% 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 2.8% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 10.0% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CTJN or JUNT?
CTJN ends its outcome period on May 31, 2027 and JUNT on May 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CTJN or JUNT?
CTJN charges 0.30% a year and JUNT charges 0.74%, so CTJN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, CTJN against JUNT, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/ctjn-vs-junt

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