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: 03/06/2026
Current price: $41.21
Expense ratio: 0.90%
Period performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance, normalized to the first available adjusted price in the selected period.
Performance metrics
Period total return
1.59%
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
4.51%
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
5.40%
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
14.06%
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
23.29%
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
38.20%
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: 03/06/2025 - 03/06/2026.
Average daily return
0.053%
Best day
1.622%
Worst day
-1.152%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/06/2026 | $41.21 | $41.26 | $41.20 | $41.21 | 23,900 |
| 02/06/2026 | $41.24 | $41.32 | $41.23 | $41.28 | 7,000 |
| 01/06/2026 | $41.22 | $41.25 | $41.22 | $41.25 | 500 |
| 29/05/2026 | $41.24 | $41.29 | $41.22 | $41.26 | 14,900 |
| 28/05/2026 | $41.16 | $41.26 | $41.16 | $41.23 | 5,900 |
| 27/05/2026 | $41.25 | $41.25 | $41.11 | $41.12 | 32,800 |
| 26/05/2026 | $41.12 | $41.16 | $41.10 | $41.13 | 4,500 |
| 22/05/2026 | $41.16 | $41.16 | $41.05 | $41.07 | 3,800 |
| 21/05/2026 | $40.92 | $41.05 | $40.92 | $41.05 | 10,400 |
| 20/05/2026 | $41.00 | $41.00 | $40.91 | $40.96 | 7,000 |