FT VEST U.S. EQUITY MODERATE BUFFER ETF - AUGUST
Symbol: GAUG
Exchange: BATS
Sector: Technology
Category: Defined Outcome
Inception date: 18/08/2023
Latest date: 15/10/2026
Current price: $42.41
Expense ratio: 0.85%
Period performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance, normalized to the first available adjusted price in the selected period.
Performance metrics
Period total return
1.39%
Ann. -16.97% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
10.07%
Sharpe ratio
-2.045
VaR 95%
-0.83%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
1.85%
Ann. -3.94% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
7.45%
Sharpe ratio
-1.016
VaR 95%
-0.81%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
5.61%
Ann. 1.22% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
6.64%
Sharpe ratio
-0.363
VaR 95%
-0.70%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
10.04%
Ann. 11.36% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
9.90%
Sharpe ratio
0.781
VaR 95%
-0.78%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
21.73%
Ann. 8.81% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
8.07%
Sharpe ratio
0.642
VaR 95%
-0.71%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
42.03%
Ann. 12.34% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
7.68%
Sharpe ratio
1.138
VaR 95%
-0.68%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Daily returns for period 12M
Daily simple returns from the same adjusted closes used by the performance chart: 15/10/2025 - 15/10/2026.
Average daily return
0.039%
Best day
1.622%
Worst day
-1.055%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $42.20 | $42.41 | $42.20 | $42.41 | 15,900 |
| 14/10/2026 | $42.38 | $42.45 | $42.27 | $42.29 | 4,100 |
| 13/10/2026 | $42.56 | $42.59 | $42.51 | $42.55 | 11,500 |
| 12/10/2026 | $42.60 | $42.60 | $42.51 | $42.57 | 6,300 |
| 09/10/2026 | $42.53 | $42.57 | $42.51 | $42.55 | 7,600 |
| 08/10/2026 | $42.48 | $42.48 | $42.34 | $42.45 | 23,100 |
| 07/10/2026 | $42.37 | $42.54 | $42.37 | $42.54 | 55,500 |
| 06/10/2026 | $42.56 | $42.60 | $42.53 | $42.56 | 3,600 |
| 05/10/2026 | $42.47 | $42.47 | $42.32 | $42.38 | 6,900 |
| 02/10/2026 | $42.29 | $42.32 | $42.23 | $42.30 | 7,200 |