Price Chart
Key Statistics
Previous Close
$41.51Day Range
N/A52-Week Range
Avg Volume
11.9KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$290.7MShares 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 | 37.91% |
| Financial Services | 11.66% |
| Communication Services | 9.97% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 9.56% |
| Healthcare | 9.07% |
| Industrials | 8.38% |
| Consumer Defensive | 4.64% |
| Energy | 3.02% |
| Utilities | 2.25% |
| Real Estate | 1.88% |
| Basic Materials | 1.66% |
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 $290.7M in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.85%. The fund holds 8 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 260821C00006450 | 2026-08-21 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 6.45 | 99.54% | 0 | $301.0M |
| 2 | $USD | US Dollar | 0.32% | 0 | $961K |
| 3 | 4SPY 260821P00643460 | 2026-08-21 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 643.46 | 0.15% | 0 | $442K |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | — | |
| 1W | +0.08% | |
| 1M | +0.69% | |
| 3M | +2.82% | |
| 6M | +4.73% | |
| YTD | +5.76% | |
| 1Y | +10.58% | |
| 3Y | +39.35% | |
| 5Y | +39.35% |
Moving Averages
$41.51
Above 20-Day MA$41.28
Above 50-Day MA$39.79
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$41.66
Current Price
$41.56
52-Week Low
$37.35
Current Yield
—
Annual Dividend
—
Frequency
—
Last Ex-Date
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Dividends
No dividend data available for this ETF.
Category Comparison
| Metric | GAUG | Technology(1511 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.61% | 0.77% |
| AUM | $290.7M | $7.93B | $330.6M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 2.99% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 11.9K | 657.0K | 30.1K |
| Holdings | 8 | 226 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +0.91% | -1.81% | +0.45% |
| 6-Month Return | +6.96% | +11.69% | +6.04% |
| YTD Return | +5.85% | +9.60% | +5.33% |
| 1-Year Return | +7.66% | +12.13% | +7.19% |
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