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QJN vs QMMY: which one stands where?

As of Oct 1, 2026 QMMY can fall 4.5% before its buffer engages and QJN 0.0%, and QMMY resets 10 days sooner. Corgi Growth & Technology 10% Structured Buffer ETF and FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer ETF - May.

QJNBuffer working
Buffer workingQJN: reference −0.4% since period start, fund +1.6%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +21.9%; Buffer working.9.6 of 10 pts left+21.9% more to the cap−10.0% floor0% period start+21.9% capTODAY · QQQ −0.4%Buffer workingQJN: reference −0.4% since period start, fund +1.6%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +21.9%; Buffer working.9.6 pts+21.9% to cap−10.0% floor0% start+21.9% capTODAY · QQQ −0.4%

QJN: reference −0.4% since period start, fund +1.6%; buffer 0 to −10; cap +21.9%; Buffer working.

QMMYBetween buffer and cap
Between buffer and capQMMY: reference +4.4% since period start, fund +3.7%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +17.7%; Between buffer and cap.15 pts of buffer+4.4%+13.3% more to the cap−15.0% floor0% period start+17.7% capTODAY · QQQ +4.4%Between buffer and capQMMY: reference +4.4% since period start, fund +3.7%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +17.7%; Between buffer and cap.15 pts−15.0% floor0% start+17.7% capTODAY · QQQ +4.4%

QMMY: reference +4.4% since period start, fund +3.7%; buffer 0 to −15; cap +17.7%; Between buffer and cap.

ETFIQ Downside Cover Score · QMMY 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 →

Where each one stands today

QMMY resets first, on May 21, 2027, 233 days from now; QJN runs to May 31, 2027, 243 days. A fall from here reaches QJN’s buffer after 0.0% and QMMY’s after 4.5%. 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.

Performance, window by window

Total returnGap to the reference
WindowQJNQMMYQJNQMMY
3 months+2.6%+2.6%+0.5 pts+0.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+8.1%not published−18.8 pts
1 yearnot published+10.3%not published−13.5 pts

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

On the same fields

QJN
Corgi Growth & Technology 10% Structured Buffer ETF · Absorbs the first 10% of loss on QQQ and caps the gain at 21.9%, over a period ending May 31, 2027
QMMY
FT Vest Nasdaq-100® Moderate Buffer ETF - May · Absorbs the first 15% of loss on QQQ and caps the gain at 17.7%, over a period ending May 21, 2027
Issuer Corgi First Trust
Reference index QQQ QQQ
Buffer 10% 15%
Outcome period Jun 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027 May 18, 2026 to May 21, 2027
Days left 243 233
Starting cap +21.9% +17.7%
Can still gain not published 12.6%
Fall before buffer 0.0% 4.5%
Protection left, index points 9.6% of 10.0% 15.0% of 15.0%
Index return this period −0.4% +4.4%
Fund return this period +1.6% +3.7%
State today Buffer working Open
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.90%
Net assets $1m $155m

QJN and QMMY on the same fields, as of Oct 1, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

QJN in plain words

Protection left, in index points: 9.6% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's QQQ level. 243 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On May 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

QMMY in plain words

From its price on Oct 1, 2026, the fund can gain about 12.6% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 4.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, QQQ can fall 4.2% 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 QQQ level. 233 days remained on Oct 1, 2026. On May 21, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which resets first, QJN or QMMY?
QJN ends its outcome period on May 31, 2027 and QMMY on May 21, 2027. A new cap is set the day after each.
Which is cheaper, QJN or QMMY?
QJN charges 0.30% a year and QMMY charges 0.90%, so QJN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
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Invesco QQQ Trust →QJN on its own →QMMY on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
Corgi website ↗QMMY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗First Trust page for QMMY ↗

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ETFIQ, QJN against QMMY, data as of Oct 1, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/qjn-vs-qmmy

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