CAUG vs GJUL: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Corgi U.S. Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series

CAUGCCboe

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - July

GJULCCboe

Overlap

0.0%by weight

Expense ratio

CAUG −0.55pt a year

CAUG0.30%GJUL0.85%

Avg volume · 30D

GJUL 50.6×the volume

CAUG582GJUL29.5K

CAUG vs GJUL Performance

Aug 7, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026

−0.5%CAUG−0.5%GJUL

Expense ratio: CAUG 0.30%, better; GJUL 0.85%
Fund size: CAUG $1M; GJUL $403M
1Y total return: CAUG No data; GJUL +9.1%
Holdings: CAUG 4; GJUL 3
Avg volume (30D): CAUG 582 sh; GJUL 29.5K sh, better
NAV per share: CAUG $24.81; GJUL $43.78
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for CAUG, GJUL, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	CAUG	GJUL
Cost30% weight	A83Higher	F13
Mission25% weight	Not scored	Not scored
Risk15% weight	D31	C53Higher
Tradability15% weight	F9	A72Higher
Holdings10% weight	Not scored	B65
Durability5% weight	F2	A73Higher

Rank among S&P 500 Buffer 15% funds

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Same Category. CAUG and GJUL are both graded against the same 51 S&P 500 Buffer 15% funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

S&P 500 Buffer 15%⁠

Category · 51 funds

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GJUL ranks 24th and CAUG 33rd of 51 funds in the S&P 500 Buffer 15% Category.

Rank 24CGFEBFT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - FebruaryScore 43
Rank 24CGJULFT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - JulyScore 43
Rank 24CGOCTFT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - OctoberScore 43
Rank 31CJULUAllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Jul ETFScore 41
Rank 33CCAUGCorgi U.S. Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - August SeriesScore 40
Rank 33CCJULCorgi U.S. Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - July SeriesScore 40

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

CAUGCCorgi U.S. Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series

GJULCFT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - July

In short

CAUG No data

GJUL The July door into First Trust's moderate-buffer lineup: it aims to absorb the first 15% of an S&P 500 ETF price decline over a one-year outcome period, and in exchange your upside stops at a cap set when that period begins.

Stated mandate

CAUG No data

GJUL The Fund seeks to match the price return of the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust before fees and expenses, subject to a 13.82% upside cap, while buffering the first 15% of losses during the July 20, 2026–July 16, 2027 target outcome period.

Why people hold it

CAUG No data

GJUL The first 15% of the reference ETF's price loss over each outcome period is absorbed by the option structure, not by a manager's judgment call.
Twelve month-stamped siblings run the same 15% recipe, so the calendar start is your choice. This one resets in July.
The reference is the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, so the only moving parts are the buffer and the cap. No sector tilts, no stock picking.

Worth knowing

CAUG No data

GJUL At 0.85%, it runs above the buffer-cohort median of 0.79%. Laddered peers like BUFF charge 0.10% and spread start dates for you.
Buffer and cap apply to the full outcome period. Buy or sell partway through and you own part of a buffer and part of a cap, priced by the options.
It targets price return, so S&P 500 dividends are not part of the package.

Full CAUG profile⁠

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CAUG vs GJUL Holdings

How CAUG and GJUL differ

Overlap by weight

0.0%

About this figure: GJUL holds other funds. We compare those funds, not the stocks inside them.

Level by level

Holdings0 in both0.0%
Sector11 Sectors98.3%
Countryby domicile99.99%

Sector

Sector weights in CAUG and GJUL, widest gap first
Sector	Gap	CAUG	GJUL
Technology	GJUL +1.2 points	38.2%	39.4%
Communication	GJUL +0.5 points	8.4%	8.9%
Health Care	CAUG +0.5 points	10.3%	9.8%
Financials	CAUG +0.3 points	12.0%	11.7%
Consumer Staples	CAUG +0.3 points	4.9%	4.6%
Energy	CAUG +0.2 points	3.9%	3.7%
Industrials	CAUG +0.1 points	7.6%	7.5%
Utilities	CAUG +0.1 points	2.1%	2.0%
Real Estate	CAUG +0.1 points	1.8%	1.7%
Consumer Discretionary	CAUG +0.1 points	9.2%	9.1%
Materials	CAUG +0.1 points	1.6%	1.5%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in CAUG and GJUL, widest gap first
Country	Gap	CAUG	GJUL
United States	Same weight	99.5%	99.5%
Switzerland	Same weight	0.3%	0.3%
China	Same weight	0.1%	0.1%
Mexico	GJUL +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%
Ireland	Same weight	0.0%	0.0%
United Kingdom	Same weight	0.0%	0.0%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

CAUG103.0%
GJUL103.1%

Securities held

CAUG3
GJUL2

Asset class

CAUG: Stocks
GJUL: Multi-Asset

Holdings

Only in CAUG3
In both0
Only in GJUL2

Only in CAUG

3 securities, 100% of CAUG by weight

Spy 07/30/2027 151.53 C78.59%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.75% 07/31/202717.01%
Spy 07/30/2027 757.67 P6.16%

Only in GJUL

2 securities, 100% of GJUL by weight

2027-07-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 7.4596.86%
2027-07-16 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 743.315.41%

Weight gaps

CAUG and GJUL share no securities.

All CAUG holdings⁠All 4 GJUL holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

CAUG vs GJUL Cost

Overpaying GJUL vs CAUG

$10,050

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

CAUG 0.30%
$6,149
GJUL 0.85%
$16,199

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

CAUG 0.30%
GJUL 0.85%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	CAUG	GJUL	Overpaying
10	$545	$1,508	$963
20	$2,113	$5,706	$3,593
30	$6,149	$16,199	$10,050

Expense ratio

0.30%CAUG, cheaper
0.85%GJUL

CAUG0.30%GJUL0.85%

0.30%0.89%

Middle half of S&P 500 Buffer 15% funds
Median 0.79%

CAUG cheapest of 51 funds

GJUL 37th cheapest of 51 funds

CAUG vs GJUL Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026

Payout (12M): CAUG None; GJUL None

Distribution history

CAUGAll CAUG payments⁠

No distribution history available.

GJULAll GJUL payments⁠

No distribution history available.

CAUG vs GJUL Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: CAUG No dataGJUL 6.0%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: CAUG No dataGJUL 1.55
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: CAUG No dataGJUL −10.7%since Jul 2023
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: CAUG 0.00GJUL 0.48; Market = 1

CAUG and GJUL in the news

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CAUG vs GJUL

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How CAUG and GJUL differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in CAUG

Only in GJUL

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

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