FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - August (AUGM)Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
35.41 USD
-0.03
(-0.099%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 3:45 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 35.41 -0.03 (-0.029%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4:04 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:07 a.m. EDT
This instrument is a specialized buffer ETF designed to cap downside risk while participating in upside, evidenced by its tight trading range near its 52-week highs and a statistically significant short-term forecast predicting a modest 0.47% gain over the next 45 days with very high confidence. However, the lack of any dividend history over the last five years confirms it is a pure equity-exposure vehicle rather than an income generator. While the price action suggests stability and the statistical model sees a slight upward drift, the absence of a multi-year track record prevents a strong long-term conviction, leaving it as a neutral hold suitable for tactical positioning rather than a core buy. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.001851 |
| MSTL | 0.002209 |
| AutoETS | 0.002502 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.002542 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 83% |
| H-stat | 2.14 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.328 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.92 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 26.25 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 35.55 |
| All Time Low | 30.83 |
| Ask | 35.44 |
| Ask Size | 600 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 47,520 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 9,106 |
| Average Volume | 9,106 |
| Average Volume10Days | 47,520 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 35.38 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| Category | Defined Outcome |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 35.47 |
| Day Low | 35.41 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.348926 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 35.20626 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.20373917 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0057870154 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 6.2725067 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 35.55 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.13999939 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.0039380984 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 33.24 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.1699982 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.06528273 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 33.24 - 35.55 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,724,074,200,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fullday Change | -0.0349998 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.0987441 |
| Fullday Price | 35.41 |
| Fund Family | First Trust |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,723,766,400 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest substantially all of its assets in FLexible EXchange® Options that reference the price performance of the underlying ETF. The fund advisor uses FLEX Options to employ a “target outcome strategy.” Target outcome strategies seek to produce predetermined investment outcomes based upon the performance of an underlying security or index. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - August |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1884610804 |
| Nav Price | 35.47 |
| Net Assets | 31,724,826.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.85 |
| Open | 35.55 |
| Post Market Change | -0.028999329 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.08182886 |
| Post Market Price | 35.41 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,947,470 |
| Previous Close | 35.445 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0349998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.0987441 |
| Regular Market Day High | 35.47 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 35.41 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 35.41 - 35.47 |
| Regular Market Open | 35.55 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 35.445 |
| Regular Market Price | 35.41 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,946,320 |
| Regular Market Volume | 36,953 |
| Short Name | FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | AUGM |
| Total Assets | 31,724,826 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 26.250515 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 1.70225 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 1.70225 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 34.492554 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.91744614 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.026598383 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 36,953 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | 3.58507 |