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QAU vs QQAU: which one stands where?

As of Oct 1, 2026 QAU can fall 5.4% before its buffer engages and QQAU 5.4%. Corgi Growth & Technology 10% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series and Corgi Growth & Technology 15% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series.

QAUBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capQAU: reference +5.7% since period start, fund +4.6%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +19.8%; Between buffer and cap.10 pts of buffer+5.7% gained+14.1% more to the cap−10.0% floor0% period start+19.8% capTODAY · QQQ +5.7%Between buffer and capQAU: reference +5.7% since period start, fund +4.6%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +19.8%; Between buffer and cap.10 pts−10.0% floor0% start+19.8% capTODAY · QQQ +5.7%

QAU: reference +5.7% since period start, fund +4.6%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +19.8%; Between buffer and cap.

QQAUBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capQQAU: reference +5.7% since period start, fund +4.1%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +19.0%; Between buffer and cap.15 pts of buffer+5.7% gained+13.3% more to the cap−15.0% floor0% period start+19.0% capTODAY · QQQ +5.7%Between buffer and capQQAU: reference +5.7% since period start, fund +4.1%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +19.0%; Between buffer and cap.15 pts−15.0% floor0% start+19.0% capTODAY · QQQ +5.7%

QQAU: reference +5.7% since period start, fund +4.1%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +19.0%; Between buffer and cap.

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score · QQAU 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 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 →

Both are Corgi funds, so the difference between them is the terms rather than the house.

Where each one stands today

QAU resets first, on Jul 31, 2027, 304 days from now; QQAU runs to Jul 31, 2027, 304 days. A fall from here reaches QAU’s buffer after 5.4% and QQAU’s after 5.4%. Both track QQQ, 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.

On the same fields

QAU
Corgi Growth & Technology 10% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series · Absorbs the first 10% of loss on QQQ and caps the gain at 19.8%, over a period ending Jul 31, 2027
QQAU
Corgi Growth & Technology 15% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on QQQ and caps the gain at 19.0%, over a period ending Jul 31, 2027
Issuer Corgi Corgi
Reference index QQQ QQQ
Buffer 10% 15%
Outcome period Aug 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027 Aug 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027
Days left 304 304
Starting cap +19.8% +19.0%
Can still gain not published not published
Fall before buffer 5.4% 5.4%
Protection left, index points 10.0% of 10.0% 15.0% of 15.0%
Index return this period +5.7% +5.7%
Fund return this period +4.6% +4.1%
State today Open Open
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.30%
Net assets $1m $1m

QAU and QQAU on the same fields, as of Oct 1, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

QAU in plain words

The fund's price can fall 5.4% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, QQQ can fall 5.4% 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 QQQ level. 304 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

QQAU in plain words

Protection left, in index points: 15.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, QAU or QQAU?
QAU ends its outcome period on Jul 31, 2027 and QQAU on Jul 31, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, QAU or QQAU?
QAU charges 0.30% a year and QQAU charges 0.30%, so QAU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
QAU and QQAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Corgi website ↗

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ETFIQ, QAU against QQAU, data as of Oct 1, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/qau-vs-qqau

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