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EBUF vs EMAU

Innovator Emerging Markets 10 Buffer ETF

EBUFBNYSE Arca

Corgi Emerging Markets Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series

EMAUCCboe

Overlap

Expense ratio

EMAU −0.59pt a year

EBUF0.89%EMAU0.30%

Avg volume · 30D

EBUF 56.3×the volume

EBUF17.6KEMAU313

EBUF vs EMAU Performance

Sep 30, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−3.5%EBUF−6.0%EMAU

Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. EBUF −3.5%. EMAU −6.0%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−2%0%2%Sep 30Oct 15Oct 30
Expense ratio
EBUF 0.89%
EMAU 0.30%, better
Fund size
EBUF $46M
EMAU $1M
1Y total return
EBUF +7.7%
EMAU No data
Holdings
EBUF 3
EMAU 4
Avg volume (30D)
EBUF 17.6K sh, better
EMAU 313 sh
NAV per share
EBUF $30.58
EMAU $24.10
52W range

ETF.net Grade

EBUF: Cost 47, Risk 82, Mission 100, Tradability 72, Holdings not scored, Durability 76. EMAU: Cost 90, Risk 36, Mission not scored, Tradability 7, Holdings not scored, Durability 5.
Pillar letters and Scores for EBUF, EMAU, with each pillar’s weight
PillarEBUFEMAU
Cost30% weightC47A90Higher
Mission25% weightA100Not scored
Risk15% weightA82HigherD36
Tradability15% weightA72HigherF7
Holdings10% weightNot scoredNot scored
Durability5% weightA76HigherF5

Rank among Emerging Markets Buffer funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. EBUF and EMAU are both graded against the same 14 Emerging Markets Buffer funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Emerging Markets Buffer⁠

Category · 14 funds
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EBUF ranks 1st and EMAU 9th of 14 funds in the Emerging Markets Buffer Category.

  1. Rank 1BEBUFInnovator Emerging Markets 10 Buffer ETFScore 62
  2. Rank 2BEJANInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF - JanuaryScore 61
  3. Rank 8CBUFEFT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETFScore 42
  4. Rank 9CEMAUCorgi Emerging Markets Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - August SeriesScore 40
  5. Rank 9CEMJLCorgi Emerging Markets Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - July SeriesScore 40

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

EBUFBInnovator Emerging Markets 10 Buffer ETF

EMAUCCorgi Emerging Markets Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - August Series

In short

EBUF Buffer ETFs mostly babysit the S&P 500. EBUF points the same machinery at emerging markets: MSCI EM exposure in roughly three-month stretches, with a 10% downside buffer and an upside cap reset at the start of each period.

EMAU No data

Stated mandate

EBUF The Fund uses a defined-outcome strategy intended to replicate the performance of an ETF tracking the MSCI Emerging Markets Index over each approximately three-month period, subject to a maximum upside return and a 10% downside buffer.

EMAU No data

Why people hold it

  • EBUF The 10% buffer is written into the strategy, not a manager's judgment call. Each roughly three-month outcome period starts with a fresh buffer and a fresh cap.innovatoretfs.com
  • Quarterly reset, not annual: the cap gets repriced four times a year instead of being set once and lived with for twelve months.
  • The reference is a mainstream MSCI Emerging Markets index fund, so the exposure under the buffer is a known quantity, not a bespoke basket.innovatoretfs.com
  • 0.89% sits right at the median for buffer ETFs, and it is a 1940 Act fund rather than a bank note carrying issuer credit risk.

EMAU No data

Worth knowing

  • EBUF The buffer and cap apply over a full outcome period. Buy partway through and your actual protection and remaining upside differ from the headline terms.
  • A small fund that trades lightly, so bid-ask spreads can matter more than with a large, heavily traded ETF.
  • The options structure has not paid distributions, and upside is capped each period, so this is a shaped-return tool rather than an income or full-participation one.

EMAU No data

Full EBUF profile⁠

Full EMAU profile⁠

EBUF vs EMAU 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.

EBUF vs EMAU Cost

Overpaying EBUF vs EMAU

$10,723

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

  • EBUF 0.89%

    $16,872

  • EMAU 0.30%

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EBUF 0.89%
  • EMAU 0.30%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530EBUF $16,872EMAU $6,149

Year by year

YearEBUFEMAUOverpaying
10$1,576$545$1,031
20$5,953$2,113$3,840
30$16,872$6,149$10,723

Expense ratio

  • 0.89%EBUF
  • 0.30%EMAU, cheaper
  • Middle half of Emerging Markets Buffer funds
  • Median 0.89%

EMAU cheapest of 14 funds

EBUF 5th cheapest of 14 funds

EBUF vs EMAU Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Payout (12M)
EBUF None
EMAU None

Distribution history

EBUFAll EBUF payments⁠

No distribution history available.

EMAUAll EMAU payments⁠

No distribution history available.

EBUF vs EMAU Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
EBUF 5.5%since Aug 2024EMAU No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
EBUF 0.85since Aug 2024EMAU No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
EBUF −6.5%since Jul 2024EMAU No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
EBUF 0.21EMAU 0.00

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