FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August (FAUG)

Assets	$1.31B
Expense Ratio	0.85%
PE Ratio	n/a
Shares Out	22.95M
Dividend (ttm)	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a
Ex-Dividend Date	n/a
Payout Frequency	n/a
Payout Ratio	n/a

Volume	19,843
Open	57.32
Previous Close	57.63
Day's Range	57.30 - 57.56
52-Week Low	50.67
52-Week High	58.07
Beta	0.63
Holdings	13
Inception Date	Nov 6, 2019

About FAUG

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The FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August (FAUG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in downside hedge alternatives. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. FAUG was launched on Nov 6, 2019 and is issued by First Trust.

• Asset Class: Alternatives
• Category: Defined Outcome
• Region: North America
• Stock Exchange: BATS
• Ticker Symbol: FAUG
• ETF Provider: First Trust

Top 10 Holdings

203.98% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Canadian Dollar	n/a	99.88%
Spy Us 08/20/27 C7.620000	n/a	98.13%
Spy Us 08/20/27 P765.680000	n/a	4.88%
Us Dollar	n/a	1.07%
Cash	n/a	0.11%
Hst Rec/Pay Class W	n/a	0.01%
Option Cash Coll	n/a	0.00%
Option Cash Coll	n/a	-0.00%
Hst Expense Class W	n/a	-0.01%
Management Expense Class W	n/a	-0.08%

Performance

FAUG had a total return of 11.77% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.83%.

Data Sources: S&P Global Market Intelligence, CBOE, and more

Historical data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Real-time stock price data is provided by CBOE and 15-minute delayed consolidated tape pricing data is provided by Nasdaq UTP. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Sep 14, 2026

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