First TrustDefined OutcomeFAUG · Cboe BZX

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

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Price: $57.63; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $1.3B; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.85%; Category 0.76%
Yield: 0.00%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 12.0%+1.7%; Category 10.2%
3Y CAGR: 14.4%+1.7%; Category 12.7%
5Y CAGR: 9.2%+0.4%; Category 8.8%

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FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - August

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

Standard deviation: —
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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	+0.2%	+2.9%	+10.5%	+8.8%	+12.0%	+14.4%	+9.2%	—	+9.9%
Defined Outcome average	0.0%	2.2%	8.0%	7.3%	10.2%	12.7%	8.8%	—	9.0%
Difference	+0.2%	+0.7%	+2.5%	+1.5%	+1.7%	+1.7%	+0.4%	—	+0.9%

Holdings

Allocation as last published by the fund.

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Technology37.4%
Financial services12.2%
Communication services9.9%
Consumer discretionary9.6%
Health care9.1%
Industrials8.2%
Consumer staples4.6%
Energy3.4%
Utilities2.2%
Real estate1.9%
Materials1.6%

Asset mix

Stocks98.8%
Cash1.2%

ETF details

Issuer: First Trust
Category: Alternatives · Defined Outcome
Ticker: FAUG
Exchange: Cboe BZX
Inception: 6 Nov 2019 (6.8 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.85% (category 0.76%)
Holdings turnover: 0% (category 4%)
Distribution yield: 0.00%
Beta, 3 years: 0.59
Total net assets: $1.3B

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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