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FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - August (GAUG)

Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
40.40 USD +0.22 (0.548%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:44 p.m. EDT

GAUG has shown some recent upward momentum, with the price approaching its 52-week high. However, the short-term forecasting model indicates a minimal predicted price increase, suggesting limited upside potential. The recent price movements are volatile, and the lack of significant dividend history makes it less appealing for dividend-focused investors. For long-term investors, the stock's fundamentals and recent performance do not strongly indicate a compelling buy-and-hold opportunity. Overall, GAUG appears to be a low-potential investment with limited short-term momentum and no dividend yield.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.013336
AutoETS0.021957
MSTL0.022193
AutoARIMA0.022982

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 19.08
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.086
Excess Kurtosis -0.06
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 26.82

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 40.411
All Time Low 28.78
Ask 40.4
Ask Size 300
Average Daily Volume10 Day 10,070
Average Daily Volume3 Month 15,149
Average Volume 15,149
Average Volume10Days 10,070
Beta3 Year 0.0
Bid 37.82
Bid Size 200
Category Defined Outcome
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 40.4112
Day Low 40.3001
Dividend Yield 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.506208
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 39.2777
Fifty Day Average Change 1.122303
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.028573543
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 21.060562
Fifty Two Week High 40.4112
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.011199951
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.00027714967
Fifty Two Week Low 33.048
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.352001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.22246432
Fifty Two Week Range 33.048 - 40.4112
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,692,624,600,000
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,692,316,800
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 (“FLEX Options”) that reference the price performance of the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (the “Underlying ETF”). FLEX Options are customized equity or index option contracts that trade on an exchange, but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like exercise prices, styles and expiration dates. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - August
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1835006634
Nav Price 40.21
Net Assets 285,548,448.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.9
Open 40.35
Previous Close 40.18
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.220001
Regular Market Change Percent 0.547539
Regular Market Day High 40.4112
Regular Market Day Low 40.3001
Regular Market Day Range 40.3001 - 40.4112
Regular Market Open 40.35
Regular Market Previous Close 40.18
Regular Market Price 40.4
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 17,146
Short Name FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Bu
Source Interval 15
Symbol GAUG
Total Assets 285,548,448
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 26.822327
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -1.50089
Trailing Three Month Returns -1.50089
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 38.686424
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.7135773
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.044294022
Type Disp ETF
Volume 17,146
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return -1.50089