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PAUG vs UJUL: which one stands where?

As of Sep 13, 2026 UJUL can fall 6.6% before its buffer engages and PAUG 1.5%, and UJUL resets 31 days sooner.

Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF - Aug and Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF - Jul, side by side, buffer ETFs on ETFIQ.

1.5%PAUG can fall this far before its buffer
6.6%UJUL can fall this far before its buffer
12.1%PAUG can still gain
12.3%UJUL can still gain

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score: PAUG scores higher

If the market falls into a bear market from here, how much does the buffer absorb?

PAUG 86UJUL 70.10.2, 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

PAUGBetween buffer and cap
15 pts of buffer+11.5% to cap−15.0% floor0% period start+13.8% capTODAY · SPY +2.3%15 pts−15.0% floor0% start+13.8% capTODAY · SPY +2.3%
UJULBetween buffer and cap
30 pts of buffer+11.8% more to the cap−35.0% floor−5.0% buffer start0% period start+14.2% capTODAY · SPY +2.4%30 pts of buffer−35.0% floor−5.0% buffer start0% start+14.2% capTODAY · SPY +2.4%

Where each one stands today

UJUL resets first, on Jun 30, 2027, 292 days from now; PAUG runs to Jul 31, 2027, 323 days. PAUG can still gain 12.1% before its cap, UJUL 12.3%. A fall from here reaches PAUG’s buffer after 1.5% and UJUL’s after 6.6%. 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

PAUG and UJUL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnGap to the reference
PAUGUJULPAUGUJUL
3 months+2.9%+1.9%−0.5 pts−1.4 pts
6 months+8.7%+7.3%−7.3 pts−8.7 pts
1 year+10.6%+9.0%−7.0 pts−8.5 pts
3 years+46.8%+43.0%−31.1 pts−34.9 pts
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PAUG and UJUL on the same fields, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PAUG
Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF - Aug
Absorbs the first 15% of loss on SPY and caps the gain at 13.8%, over a period ending Jul 31, 2027
UJUL
Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF - Jul
Absorbs losses from 5.0% to 35.0% on SPY and caps the gain at 14.2%, over a period ending Jun 30, 2027
IssuerInnovatorInnovator
Reference indexSPYSPY
Buffer15%5% to 35%
Outcome periodJul 31, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027Jun 30, 2026 to Jun 30, 2027
Days left323292
Starting cap+13.8%+14.2%
Can still gain12.1%12.3%
Fall before buffer1.5%6.6%
Protection left, index points15.0% of 15.0%30.0% of 30.0%
Index return this period+2.3%+2.4%
Fund return this period+1.4%+1.5%
State todayOpenOpen
Expense ratio0.79%0.79%

PAUG in plain words

From its price on Sep 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 12.1% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 1.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 2.3% 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. 323 days remained on Sep 13, 2026. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

UJUL in plain words

From its price on Sep 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 12.3% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 6.6% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 7.2% 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. 292 days remained on Sep 13, 2026. On Jun 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which has more room to gain, PAUG or UJUL?
From their prices on Sep 13, 2026, PAUG can gain about 12.1% before its cap and UJUL about 12.3%, so UJUL has more room left this period.
Which resets first, PAUG or UJUL?
PAUG ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and UJUL on Jun 30, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, PAUG or UJUL?
PAUG charges 0.79% a year and UJUL charges 0.79%, so PAUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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PAUG against UJUL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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