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DDTL vs JULT: which one stands where?

As of Sep 21, 2026 JULT can fall 3.5% before its buffer engages and DDTL 2.9%, and DDTL resets 1 days sooner.

Innovator Equity Dual Directional 10 Buffer ETF - Jul and AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Jul.

2.9%DDTL can fall this far before its buffer
3.5%JULT can fall this far before its buffer
11.9%DDTL can still gain
13.3%JULT can still gain
DDTLBetween buffer and cap
10 pts of buffer+3.6%+11.6% more to the cap−10.0% floor0% period start+15.2% capTODAY · SPY +3.6%10 pts−10.0% floor0% start+15.2% capTODAY · SPY +3.6%
JULTBetween buffer and cap
10 pts of buffer+3.6%+13.6% more to the cap−10.0% floor0% period start+17.3% capTODAY · SPY +3.6%10 pts+13.6% to cap−10.0% floor0% start+17.3% capTODAY · SPY +3.6%

These are two different products. JULT is a floor fund, which caps how far a holder can fall. DDTL is a buffer fund, which absorbs the first part of a fall and leaves everything below it with the holder.

Where each one stands today

DDTL resets first, on Jun 30, 2027, 282 days from now; JULT runs to Jun 30, 2027, 283 days. DDTL can still gain 11.9% before its cap, JULT 13.3%. A fall from here reaches DDTL’s buffer after 2.9% and JULT’s after 3.5%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.

Every figure is ETFIQ’s own, from the issuer’s published outcome-period terms. A buffer ETF holds FLEX options on its reference index rather than shares, so there is no holdings overlap between two of them to report.

Performance, window by window

DDTL and JULT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnGap to the reference
DDTLJULTDDTLJULT
3 months+2.2%+2.1%−0.1 pts−0.1 pts
6 months+8.7%+11.1%−9.3 pts−6.9 pts
1 year+9.5%+11.4%−7.1 pts−5.1 pts
3 yearsnot published+54.0%not published−24.4 pts
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DDTL and JULT on the same fields, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DDTL
Innovator Equity Dual Directional 10 Buffer ETF - Jul
Absorbs the first 10% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 15.2%, over a period ending Jun 30, 2027
JULT
AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer10 ETF - Jul
Absorbs the first 10% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 17.3%, over a period ending Jun 30, 2027
IssuerInnovatorAllianzIM
Reference indexSPYSPY
Buffer10%10%
Outcome periodJun 30, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027Jul 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027
Days left282283
Starting cap+15.2%+17.3%
Can still gain11.9%13.3%
Fall before buffer2.9%3.5%
Protection left, index points10.0% of 10.0%10.0% of 10.0%
Index return this period+3.6%+3.6%
Fund return this period+2.8%+2.8%
State todayOpenOpen
Expense ratio0.79%0.74%
Net assets$88m$58m

DDTL in plain words

From its price on Sep 21, 2026, the fund can gain about 11.9% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 2.9% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 3.5% 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. 282 days remained on Sep 21, 2026. On Jun 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

JULT in plain words

From its price on Sep 21, 2026, the fund can gain about 13.3% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 3.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. 283 days remained on Sep 21, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, DDTL or JULT?
From their prices on Sep 21, 2026, DDTL can gain about 11.9% before its cap and JULT about 13.3%, so JULT has more room left this period.
Which resets first, DDTL or JULT?
DDTL ends its outcome period on Jun 30, 2027 and JULT on Jun 30, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, DDTL or JULT?
DDTL charges 0.79% a year and JULT charges 0.74%, so JULT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DDTL against JULT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 21, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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