Which resets first, CTMA or MAYP?

CTMA ends its outcome period on Apr 30, 2027 and MAYP on Apr 30, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, CTMA or MAYP?

CTMA charges 0.30% a year and MAYP charges 0.50%, so CTMA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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CTMA vs MAYP: Cap, Buffer & Days Left

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MAYP can fall 5.7% before its buffer engages as of Nov 4, 2026, and CTMA 4.1% as of Nov 3, 2026.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $1.7m for Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - May Series and $37m for PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF - May.

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At a glance

CTMA Between buffer and cap

CTMA: reference +4.2% since period start, fund +3.1%; buffer 0 to −30; cap +11.5%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 3, 2026.

MAYP Between buffer and cap

MAYP: reference +6.7% since period start, fund +5.5%; buffer 0 to −12; cap +14.9%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CTMA costs 0.20 points a year less; MAYP is far larger, $37m against $1.7m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CTMA vs MAYP: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
Measure	CTMA	MAYP
Return
Measure	CTMA	MAYP
Total return, 1 year	not published	+10.1%
Drawdown
Measure	CTMA	MAYP
Index fall to the buffer	4.1%	6.3%
Benchmark
Measure	CTMA	MAYP
What it tracks	SPY	SPY
Cost and size
Measure	CTMA	MAYP
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.50%
Net assets	$1.7m	$37m
Holdings
Measure	CTMA	MAYP
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Buffer Score93CTMA57.5MAYP

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

CTMA 93

MAYP 57.5

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: CTMA vs MAYP: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
	Total return		Gap to the reference's price return
Window	CTMA	MAYP	CTMA	MAYP
3 months	+0.8%	+1.0%	+1.2 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+2.8%	+4.3%	−1.7 pts	−0.2 pts
1 year	–	+10.1%	–	−3.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: CTMA May 2026 · MAYP May 2024	+2.8%	+33.9%	−1.7 pts	−19.4 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

CTMA Corgi U.S. Equities 30% Structured Buffer ETF - May Series · Absorbs the first 30% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 11.5%, over a period ending Apr 30, 2027 MAYP PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF - May · Absorbs the first 12% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 14.9%, over a period ending Apr 30, 2027

Issuer Corgi PGIM

Reference index SPY SPY

Buffer 30% 12%

Outcome period May 1, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027 May 1, 2026 to Apr 30, 2027

Days left 178 177

Starting cap +11.5% +14.9%

Can still gain not published 8.4%

Fall before buffer 4.1% 5.7%

Protection left, index points 30.0% of 30.0% 12.0% of 12.0%

Index return this period +4.2% +6.7%

Fund return this period +3.1% +5.5%

State today Open Open

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.50%

Net assets $1.7m $37m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Where each one stands today

MAYP resets first, on Apr 30, 2027, 177 days from now; CTMA runs to Apr 30, 2027, 178 days. A fall from here reaches CTMA’s buffer after 4.1% and MAYP’s after 5.7%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

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About each fund

CTMA

The fund's price can fall 4.1% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 4.1% 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. 178 days remained on Nov 3, 2026. On Apr 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

MAYP

From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 8.4% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 5.7% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 6.3% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 12.0% of the 12.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 177 days remained on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, CTMA or MAYP?: CTMA ends its outcome period on Apr 30, 2027 and MAYP on Apr 30, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, CTMA or MAYP?: CTMA charges 0.30% a year and MAYP charges 0.50%, so CTMA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

SPY →CTMA on its own →MAYP on its own →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CTMA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

Corgi website ↗

MAYP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PGIM website ↗

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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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