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Key Statistics
Previous Close
$57.96Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
23.3KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$1.44BShares Outstanding
20.5METF 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 | 37.40% |
| Financial Services | 12.24% |
| Communication Services | 9.91% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 9.57% |
| Healthcare | 9.10% |
| Industrials | 8.16% |
| Consumer Defensive | 4.61% |
| Energy | 3.36% |
| Utilities | 2.15% |
| Real Estate | 1.88% |
| Basic Materials | 1.62% |
| Cash & Others | 0.00% |
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 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 14.29% while providing a buffer (before fees and expenses) against the first 10% of Underlying ETF losses, over the period from August 18, 2025 to August 21, 2026.
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The FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August (FAUG) is an exchange-traded fund issued by First Trust that launched on Nov 6, 2019. It currently manages $1.44B in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.85%. The fund holds 4 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 | — | 2027-08-20 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 7.66 | 98.13% | 18,652 | $1.42B |
| 2 | — | 2027-08-20 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 765.72 | 4.26% | 18,652 | $61.6M |
| 3 | — | US Dollar | 1.01% | 14,612,689 | $14.6M |
| 4 | — | 2027-08-20 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 897.19 | -1.14% | -18,652 | $-16513921 |
| 5 | — | 2027-08-20 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 689.15 | -2.26% | -18,652 | $-32696023 |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.37% | |
| 1W | +0.38% | |
| 1M | +0.16% | |
| 3M | +2.86% | |
| 6M | +6.19% | |
| YTD | +9.50% | |
| 1Y | +12.10% | |
| 3Y | +57.37% | |
| 5Y | +53.77% |
Moving Averages
$58.04
Above 20-Day MA$57.78
Above 50-Day MA$55.43
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$58.45
Current Price
$58.17
52-Week Low
$50.83
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 | FAUG | Technology(1582 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.63% | 0.74% |
| AUM | $1.44B | $6.38B | $354.7M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 2.97% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 23.3K | 496.8K | 31.8K |
| Holdings | 4 | 193 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +0.16% | -2.31% | -0.09% |
| 6-Month Return | +4.77% | +3.15% | +3.78% |
| YTD Return | +9.94% | +12.28% | +8.40% |
| 1-Year Return | +8.90% | +9.49% | +7.45% |
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