Price Chart
Key Statistics
Previous Close
$42.29Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
12.0KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$421.1MShares Outstanding
7.0METF 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 | 40.12% |
| Financial Services | 11.30% |
| Communication Services | 9.93% |
| Healthcare | 9.36% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 8.71% |
| Industrials | 7.63% |
| Consumer Defensive | 4.40% |
| Energy | 3.39% |
| Utilities | 1.89% |
| Real Estate | 1.71% |
| Basic Materials | 1.57% |
Country Allocation
| Country | Weight % |
|---|---|
| Other | 100.00% |
Fund Information
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Category
- Technology
- Inception Date
- Aug 18, 2023
- Exchange
- BATS
- Description
- The investment objective of the FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate 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 11.89% while providing a buffer (before fees and expenses) against the first 15% 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 Moderate Buffer ETF - August (GAUG) is an exchange-traded fund issued by First Trust that launched on Aug 18, 2023. It currently manages $421.1M 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 7.68 | 98.24% | 5,417 | $411.8M |
| 2 | — | 2027-08-20 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 765.74 | 4.27% | 5,417 | $17.9M |
| 3 | — | US Dollar | 1.02% | 4,266,335 | $4.3M |
| 4 | — | 2027-08-20 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 650.88 | -1.67% | -5,417 | $-6981321 |
| 5 | — | 2027-08-20 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 871.03 | -1.86% | -5,417 | $-7795442 |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.32% | |
| 1W | +0.33% | |
| 1M | +0.21% | |
| 3M | +2.10% | |
| 6M | +4.91% | |
| YTD | +7.99% | |
| 1Y | +9.89% | |
| 3Y | +44.86% | |
| 5Y | +42.28% |
Moving Averages
$42.33
Above 20-Day MA$42.16
Above 50-Day MA$40.79
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$42.57
Current Price
$42.42
52-Week Low
$38.09
Current Yield
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Annual Dividend
—
Frequency
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Last Ex-Date
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Dividends
No dividend data available for this ETF.
Category Comparison
| Metric | GAUG | Technology(1582 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.63% | 0.74% |
| AUM | $421.1M | $6.38B | $354.7M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 2.97% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 12.0K | 496.8K | 31.8K |
| Holdings | 4 | 193 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +0.21% | -2.31% | -0.09% |
| 6-Month Return | +3.79% | +3.15% | +3.78% |
| YTD Return | +8.07% | +12.28% | +8.40% |
| 1-Year Return | +7.31% | +9.49% | +7.45% |
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