Price Chart
Key Statistics
Previous Close
$47.54Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
69.7KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$378.9MShares Outstanding
7.7METF Grades
?ETF Grades compare this fund against others in the same category using percentile rankings across six factors. Grades range from A+ (top 5%) to F (bottom 20%). Updated daily.Sector Breakdown
| Sector | Weight % |
|---|---|
| Technology | 36.62% |
| Financial Services | 12.47% |
| Communication Services | 9.95% |
| Healthcare | 9.52% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 9.12% |
| Industrials | 8.19% |
| Consumer Defensive | 4.85% |
| Energy | 3.39% |
| Utilities | 2.23% |
| Real Estate | 1.97% |
| Basic Materials | 1.70% |
Country Allocation
| Country | Weight % |
|---|---|
| Other | 100.00% |
Fund Information
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Category
- Technology
- Inception Date
- Nov 6, 2019
- Exchange
- BATS
- Description
- The investment objective of the FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - August (the "Fund") is to seek to provide investors with returns (before fees and expenses) that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (the "Underlying ETF"), up to a predetermined upside cap of 11.98% while providing a buffer (before fees and expenses) against Underlying ETF losses between -5% and -30% over the period from August 18, 2025 to August 21, 2026.
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The FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - August (DAUG) is an exchange-traded fund issued by First Trust that launched on Nov 6, 2019. It currently manages $378.9M in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.85%. The fund holds 5 securities in its portfolio. It falls under the Technology category.
Top 10 holdings represent 100.0% of the fund
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Weight % | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 2026-08-21 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 6.42 | 99.78% | 8,452 | $639.1M |
| 2 | — | US Dollar | 0.22% | 1,401,363 | $1.4M |
| 3 | — | 2026-08-21 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 611.27 | 0.00% | 8,452 | $8K |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | -0.07% | |
| 1W | +0.01% | |
| 1M | +0.96% | |
| 3M | +1.95% | |
| 6M | +6.44% | |
| YTD | +6.81% | |
| 1Y | +10.76% | |
| 3Y | +41.26% | |
| 5Y | +37.04% |
Moving Averages
$47.42
Above 20-Day MA$47.09
Above 50-Day MA$45.33
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$47.55
Current Price
$47.51
52-Week Low
$42.70
Current Yield
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Annual Dividend
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Frequency
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Last Ex-Date
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Dividends
No dividend data available for this ETF.
Category Comparison
| Metric | DAUG | Technology(1499 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.60% | 0.74% |
| AUM | $378.9M | $7.66B | $340.4M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 3.03% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 69.7K | 588.2K | 26.2K |
| Holdings | 5 | 215 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +0.54% | +4.68% | +1.37% |
| 6-Month Return | +6.35% | +12.96% | +6.06% |
| YTD Return | +7.21% | +13.86% | +7.59% |
| 1-Year Return | — | +12.60% | +8.13% |
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