First TrustDefined OutcomeSAUG · Cboe BZX

FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - August (SAUG)

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Price: $27.58; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $117.2M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.90%; Category 0.76%
Yield: 0.00%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 10.6%+0.4%; Category 10.2%
3Y CAGR: 11.3%-1.4%; Category 12.7%
5Y CAGR: —; Category 8.8%

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FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate 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: —
Maximum drawdown: —
Sharpe ratio: —
Sortino ratio: —
Beta: —
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Information ratio: —
Upside capture: —
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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	-1.7%	+0.1%	+8.0%	+8.1%	+10.6%	+11.3%	—	—	+11.1%
Defined Outcome average	0.0%	2.2%	8.0%	7.3%	10.2%	12.7%	8.8%	—	9.0%
Difference	-1.7%	-2.2%	0.0%	+0.8%	+0.4%	-1.4%	—	—	+2.1%

Holdings

Allocation as last published by the fund.

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Health care20.4%
Financial services18.6%
Industrials13.4%
Technology13.2%
Consumer discretionary9.5%
Real estate7.0%
Energy5.8%
Materials4.2%
Utilities2.9%
Consumer staples2.8%
Communication services2.3%

Asset mix

Stocks98.8%
Cash1.2%

ETF details

Issuer: First Trust
Category: Alternatives · Defined Outcome
Ticker: SAUG
Exchange: Cboe BZX
Inception: 18 Aug 2023 (3.1 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.90% (category 0.76%)
Holdings turnover: 0% (category 4%)
Distribution yield: 0.00%
Beta, 3 years: 0.60
Total net assets: $117.2M

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

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