Price Chart
Key Statistics
Previous Close
$57.51Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
170.0KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$1.32BShares 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 $1.32B 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 | — | 2027-08-20 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 7.66 | 98.27% | 17,149 | $1.30B |
| 2 | — | 2027-08-20 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 765.72 | 4.68% | 17,149 | $61.9M |
| 3 | — | US Dollar | 1.08% | 14,333,204 | $14.3M |
| 4 | — | 2027-08-20 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 897.19 | -1.49% | -17,149 | $-19755648 |
| 5 | — | 2027-08-20 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 689.15 | -2.53% | -17,149 | $-33543444 |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | -0.40% | |
| 1W | -0.64% | |
| 1M | -0.33% | |
| 3M | +2.29% | |
| 6M | +8.91% | |
| YTD | +7.75% | |
| 1Y | +11.76% | |
| 3Y | +48.66% | |
| 5Y | +54.14% |
Moving Averages
$57.61
Below 20-Day MA$57.15
Above 50-Day MA$54.61
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$58.02
Current Price
$57.28
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(1501 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.60% | 0.74% |
| AUM | $1.32B | $7.59B | $344.7M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 3.00% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 170.0K | 524.3K | 29.9K |
| Holdings | 5 | 209 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +0.03% | +0.23% | -0.10% |
| 6-Month Return | — | +1.20% | -4.56% |
| YTD Return | +8.61% | +14.06% | +7.60% |
| 1-Year Return | — | +15.02% | +5.61% |
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