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EJUL vs EMAU

Innovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF

EJULBNYSE Arca

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

EMAUCCboe

Overlap

Expense ratio

EMAU −0.59pt a year

EJUL0.89%EMAU0.30%

Avg volume · 30D

EJUL 178.5×the volume

EJUL55.9KEMAU313

EJUL vs EMAU Performance

Sep 30, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−5.1%EJUL−6.0%EMAU

Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. EJUL −5.1%. EMAU −6.0%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−4%−2%0%2%Sep 30Oct 15Oct 30
Expense ratio
EJUL 0.89%
EMAU 0.30%, better
Fund size
EJUL $210M
EMAU $1M
1Y total return
EJUL +1.1%
EMAU No data
Yield (12M)
EJUL 0.00%
EMAU No data
Holdings
EJUL 3
EMAU 4
Avg volume (30D)
EJUL 55.9K sh, better
EMAU 313 sh
NAV per share
EJUL $29.60
EMAU $24.10
52W range

ETF.net Grade

EJUL: Cost 47, Risk 58, Mission not scored, Tradability 73, Holdings not scored, Durability 93. EMAU: Cost 90, Risk 36, Mission not scored, Tradability 7, Holdings not scored, Durability 5.
Pillar letters and Scores for EJUL, EMAU, with each pillar’s weight
PillarEJULEMAU
Cost30% weightC47A90Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightB58HigherD36
Tradability15% weightA73HigherF7
Holdings10% weightNot scoredNot scored
Durability5% weightA93HigherF5

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. EJUL 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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EJUL ranks 4th 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 2BEOCTInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETFScore 61
  4. Rank 4BEJULInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETFScore 58
  5. Rank 5CEAPRInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF - AprilScore 54
  6. Rank 8CBUFEFT Vest Laddered Emerging Markets Buffer ETFScore 42
  7. Rank 9CEMAUCorgi Emerging Markets Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - August SeriesScore 40
  8. Rank 9CEMJLCorgi Emerging Markets Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - July SeriesScore 40

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

EJULBInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF

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

In short

EJUL Buffered downside is easy to find on the S&P 500. EJUL does it on emerging markets: it tracks EEM up to a cap and absorbs the first 15% of losses over a 12-month outcome period that resets every July.

EMAU No data

Stated mandate

EJUL The Fund seeks to match the return of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF over the outcome period, subject to a stated upside cap and protection against the first 15% of losses.

EMAU No data

Why people hold it

  • EJUL The trade is written into the fund's own documents: the first 15% of EEM's decline over the outcome period is absorbed before losses reach you.innovatoretfs.com
  • Emerging markets is thin ground for defined-outcome funds. Innovator's EEM-linked series (EJUL, EJAN, EBUF) is one of the few places this structure exists at all.
  • Running since 2019, and a plain 1940 Act ETF: no K-1, no bank note behind it, unlike the structured products that sell the same payoff shape.innovatoretfs.com
  • One of the easier funds in its buffer peer group to get in and out of, which matters in a category where trading costs can quietly eat the buffer.

EMAU No data

Worth knowing

  • EJUL Buffer and cap are designed around a full July-to-June period. Buy mid-period and you inherit whatever buffer and upside are left, not the headline terms.innovatoretfs.com
  • Upside stops at the cap reset each July, so a runaway emerging markets rally leaves gains on the table. Protection is bought with ceiling.
  • 0.89% a year: median for buffer funds, but many multiples of a plain emerging markets index fund. And it's built for price return, not income.

EMAU No data

Full EJUL profile⁠

Full EMAU profile⁠

EJUL 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.

EJUL vs EMAU Cost

Overpaying EJUL vs EMAU

$10,723

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

  • EJUL 0.89%

    $16,872

  • EMAU 0.30%

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EJUL 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$20K051015202530EJUL $16,872EMAU $6,149

Year by year

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

Expense ratio

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

EMAU cheapest of 14 funds

EJUL 5th cheapest of 14 funds

EJUL vs EMAU Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
EJUL 0.00%
EMAU No data
Payout (12M)
EJUL None
EMAU None

Distribution history

Per share, 2019, same scale for both

EJUL1 paymentAll EJUL payments⁠
One bar per payment. 1 payment in 2019. Nov 19, 2019 $0.17. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.102019
EMAUAll EMAU payments⁠

No distribution history available.

EJUL vs EMAU Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
EJUL 7.8%EMAU No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
EJUL 0.73EMAU No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
EJUL −19.5%EMAU No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
EJUL 0.39EMAU 0.00

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