SAUGFT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - August
Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the iShares Russell 2000 ETF with a 15% buffer against losses.
By First Trust · Launched 2023
Annual Cost
0.90%
#4,877 of 6,040 · expensive
Fund Size
$117M
#2,938 of 6,040 · mid-size
Return (1Y)
+10.6%
Track Record
3 years
#3,051 of 6,040 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,060+10.6%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 107.3% of fundconcentrated
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.IWM 8 C2.27
91.8%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.IWM 8 C2.27
11.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.IWM 8 P227.13
2.2%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.IWM 8 C2.27
1.5%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
0.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.IWM 8 P227.13
0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.IWM 8 P227.13
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.IWM 8 P193.06
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.IWM 8 C265.47
-0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.IWM 8 P193.06
-0.1%
Asset allocation
Stocks
98.8%
Cash
1.2%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
7.4%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-14.6%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.65Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.96Moderate downside risk
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to provide returns that match the price return of the iShares Russell 2000 ETF with a 15% buffer against losses.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in FLEX Options referencing the iShares Russell 2000 ETF to provide a buffer against the first 15% of losses and a cap of 16.88% on returns. Targets outcomes based on the price performance of the Underlying ETF over the Target Outcome Period.
- Inception date
- August 18, 2023
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18