Price Chart
Key Statistics
Previous Close
$54.74Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
17.9KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$1.14BShares Outstanding
19.7METF 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 | 33.56% |
| Financial Services | 12.35% |
| Communication Services | 10.48% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 10.00% |
| Healthcare | 9.47% |
| Industrials | 8.47% |
| Consumer Defensive | 5.25% |
| Energy | 4.01% |
| Utilities | 2.54% |
| Real Estate | 1.95% |
| Basic Materials | 1.90% |
| Cash & Others | 0.02% |
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 $1.14B 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 | 4SPY 260821C00006430 | 2026-08-21 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 6.43 | 98.16% | 0 | $1.16B |
| 2 | 4SPY 260821P00643440 | 2026-08-21 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 643.44 | 1.32% | 0 | $15.7M |
| 3 | $USD | US Dollar | 0.52% | 0 | $6.1M |
| 4 | 4SPY 260821C00735390 | 2026-08-21 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 735.39 | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
| 5 | 4SPY 260821P00579100 | 2026-08-21 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 579.10 | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.04% | |
| 1W | +0.59% | |
| 1M | +7.73% | |
| 3M | +2.26% | |
| 6M | +4.58% | |
| YTD | +3.01% | |
| 1Y | +21.12% | |
| 3Y | +49.13% | |
| 5Y | +50.88% |
Moving Averages
$53.70
Above 20-Day MA$53.06
Above 50-Day MA$52.02
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$54.82
Current Price
$54.76
52-Week Low
$45.21
Current Yield
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Annual Dividend
—
Frequency
—
Last Ex-Date
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Dividends
No dividend data available for this ETF.
Category Comparison
| Metric | FAUG | Technology(1414 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.67% | 0.77% |
| AUM | $1.14B | $6.79B | $311.8M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 2.97% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 17.9K | 574.9K | 29.6K |
| Holdings | 5 | 200 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +7.53% | +12.36% | +5.50% |
| 6-Month Return | +4.54% | +4.39% | +4.25% |
| YTD Return | +3.38% | +6.06% | +3.03% |
| 1-Year Return | +21.67% | +34.53% | +16.90% |
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