Which has more room to gain, IJUL or YJUN?

From their prices on Oct 1, 2026, IJUL can gain about 16.3% before its cap and YJUN about 13.7%, so IJUL has more room left this period.

Which resets first, IJUL or YJUN?

IJUL ends its outcome period on Jun 30, 2027 and YJUN on Jun 17, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.

Which is cheaper, IJUL or YJUN?

IJUL charges 0.85% a year and YJUN charges 0.90%, so IJUL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IJUL vs YJUN: which one stands where?

As of Oct 1, 2026 YJUN can fall 0.9% before its buffer engages and IJUL 0.5%, and YJUN resets 13 days sooner. Innovator Intl Developed Power Buffer ETF - Jul and FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - June.

0.5%

IJUL can fall this far before its buffer

0.9%

YJUN can fall this far before its buffer

16.3%

IJUL can still gain

13.7%

YJUN can still gain

IJULBetween buffer and cap

IJUL: reference 0.0% since period start, fund +0.3%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +16.9%; Between buffer and cap.

YJUNBuffer working

YJUN: reference −0.5% since period start, fund 0.0%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +14.7%; Buffer working.

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

IJUL 83.8

YJUN 72.9

0.2, the lowest in this set99.8, the highest

A percentile among the 293 buffer ETFs with a live outcome period. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All buffer ETFs ranked by it → How it is computed →

Where each one stands today

YJUN resets first, on Jun 17, 2027, 260 days from now; IJUL runs to Jun 30, 2027, 273 days. IJUL can still gain 16.3% before its cap, YJUN 13.7%. A fall from here reaches IJUL’s buffer after 0.5% and YJUN’s after 0.9%. Both track EFA, 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

	Total return		Gap to the reference
Window	IJUL	YJUN	IJUL	YJUN
3 months	+0.7%	+0.4%	−0.2 pts	−0.5 pts
6 months	+6.3%	+3.6%	−0.7 pts	−3.4 pts
1 year	+10.5%	+7.1%	−4.5 pts	−7.9 pts
3 years	+41.9%	+35.9%	−23.8 pts	−29.7 pts

IJUL and YJUN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

IJUL

Innovator Intl Developed Power Buffer ETF - Jul · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on EFA and caps the gain at 16.9%, over a period ending Jun 30, 2027

YJUN

FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - June · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on EFA and caps the gain at 14.7%, over a period ending Jun 17, 2027

Issuer Innovator First Trust

Reference index EFA EFA

Buffer 15% 15%

Outcome period Jun 30, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027 Jun 22, 2026 to Jun 17, 2027

Days left 273 260

Starting cap +16.9% +14.7%

Can still gain 16.3% 13.7%

Fall before buffer 0.5% 0.9%

Protection left, index points 15.0% of 15.0% 14.5% of 15.0%

Index return this period 0.0% −0.5%

Fund return this period +0.3% 0.0%

State today Open Buffer working

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.90%

Net assets $250m $147m

IJUL and YJUN on the same fields, as of Oct 1, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

IJUL in plain words

From its price on Oct 1, 2026, the fund can gain about 16.3% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 0.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, EFA can fall 0.0% 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 EFA level. 273 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On Jun 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

YJUN in plain words

From its price on Oct 1, 2026, the fund can gain about 13.7% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 0.9% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. Protection left, in index points: 14.5% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's EFA level. 260 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On Jun 17, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, IJUL or YJUN?: From their prices on Oct 1, 2026, IJUL can gain about 16.3% before its cap and YJUN about 13.7%, so IJUL has more room left this period.
Which resets first, IJUL or YJUN?: IJUL ends its outcome period on Jun 30, 2027 and YJUN on Jun 17, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, IJUL or YJUN?: IJUL charges 0.85% a year and YJUN charges 0.90%, so IJUL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

IJUL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Innovator page for IJUL ↗YJUN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗First Trust page for YJUN ↗

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ETFIQ, IJUL against YJUN, data as of Oct 1, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/ijul-vs-yjun

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