CTJN vs PJUN: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

PJUN can fall 3.0% before its buffer engages as of Oct 13, 2026, and CTJN 2.5% as of Oct 12, 2026. Net assets on Oct 12, 2026: $1m for Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF and $888m for Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF - Jun.

CTJN costs 0.49 points a year less; PJUN is far larger, $888m against $1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CTJN vs PJUN: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
CTJNPJUN
Expense ratio0.30%0.79%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$1m$888m
Total return, 1 yearnot published+9.1%
What it tracksSPYSPY
Holdings in commonnot published
Index fall to the buffer2.5%2.7%
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 12, 2026.30 pts of buffer+11.5% more to the 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 12, 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 12, 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 12, 2026.

PJUNBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capPJUN: reference +2.8% since period start, fund +2.7%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +13.8%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.15 pts of buffer+11% more to the cap−15.0% floor0% period start+13.8% cap+2.8% gain capturedTODAY · SPY +2.8%Between buffer and capPJUN: reference +2.8% since period start, fund +2.7%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +13.8%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.15 pts−15.0% floor0% start+13.8% cap+2.8% gain captured+11% more to the capTODAY · SPY +2.8%

PJUN: reference +2.8% since period start, fund +2.7%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +13.8%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 2026.

PJUN: reference +2.8% since period start, fund +2.7%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +13.8%; Between buffer and cap. Figures to Oct 13, 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

PJUN resets first, on May 31, 2027, 230 days from now; CTJN runs to May 31, 2027, 231 days. A fall from here reaches CTJN’s buffer after 2.5% and PJUN’s after 3.0%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: CTJN vs PJUN: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Total returnGap to the reference's price return
WindowCTJNPJUNCTJNPJUN
3 months+2.6%+2.7%−1.3 pts−1.2 pts
6 monthsnot published+4.2%not published−9.2 pts
1 yearnot published+9.1%not published−10.0 pts
3 yearsnot published+41.1%not published−39.2 pts
Since launch
Not the same days: CTJN Jun 2026 · PJUN Jun 2019
+2.1%+75.2%−0.4 pts−108.2 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

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
PJUN
Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF - Jun · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 13.8%, over a period ending May 31, 2027
Reference index SPY SPY
Buffer 30% 15%
Outcome period Jun 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027 May 31, 2026 to May 31, 2027
Days left 231 230
Starting cap +14.1% +13.8%
Can still gain not published 10.5%
Fall before buffer 2.5% 3.0%
Protection left, index points 30.0% of 30.0% 15.0% of 15.0%
Index return this period +2.6% +2.8%
Fund return this period +2.5% +2.7%
State today Open Open
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.79%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 $1m $888m

As of Oct 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About CTJN

The fund's price can fall 2.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 2.5% 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. 231 days remained on Oct 12, 2026. On May 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

About PJUN

From its price on Oct 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 10.5% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 3.0% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 2.7% 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. 230 days remained on Oct 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CTJN or PJUN?
CTJN ends its outcome period on May 31, 2027 and PJUN on May 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CTJN or PJUN?
CTJN charges 0.30% a year and PJUN charges 0.79%, so CTJN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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