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SAUG

FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - August·CBOE
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Key Stats

Assets Under Management
99.49MUSD
Fund Flows (1Y)
12.91MUSD
Dividend Yield
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Discount/Premium to NAV
-0.48%
Shares Outstanding
3.90M
Expense Ratio
0.90%

About FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - August

Issuer
First Trust Advisors L.P.
Brand
FT Vest
Inception Date
Aug 18, 2023
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Index Tracked
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Management Style
Active
Dividend Treatment
Distributes
Distribution Tax Treatment
Ordinary income
Income Tax Type
Capital Gains
Max ST Capital Gains Rate
39.60%
Max LT Capital Gains Rate
20.00%
Primary Advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
SAUG uses options in an effort to moderate losses on shares of iShares Russell 2000 ETF (ticker: IWM) over a one-year period, starting in August. The fund foregoes some upside return, as well as the dividend component of IWM because the options are written on the price (not total) return version of the shares, in exchange for preventing realization of the first 15% of the losses in IWM value. Should the shares of IWM decline greater than 15%, investors participate in the downside performance on a $1 for $1 basis. Shares must be held over a specific period to pursue the intended results. At the end of the target outcome period, the fund will reset for a new outcome period tied to the same index and buffer, but the cap may change based on market rates. The targeted cap and buffer do not include the fund's expense ratio and should be taken into consideration. The fund is actively managed and uses FLEX options on IWM shares exclusively.

Classification

Asset Class
Equity
Category
Size and Style
Focus
Small Cap
Niche
Broad-based
Strategy
Buy-write
Geography
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Weighting Scheme
Fixed
Selection Criteria
Fixed

Analysis

Sector

Healthcare

18.69%

Financial Services

16.87%

Technology

15.75%

Industrials

15.54%

Consumer Cyclical

9.27%

Real Estate

6.57%

Basic Materials

4.66%

Energy

4.53%

Utilities

2.98%

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Asset

Holdings

Symbol

Ratio

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2026-08-21 iShares Russell 2000 ETF C 2.27

102.34%
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2026-08-21 iShares Russell 2000 ETF P 227.13

2.96%
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US Dollar

0.83%
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2026-08-21 iShares Russell 2000 ETF P 193.06

-1.11%
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2026-08-21 iShares Russell 2000 ETF C 265.47

-5.02%

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