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BUFR vs GAUG

YTD
BUFRFirst TrustGAUGFirst Trust
Year to date
BUFR wins+2.4 pts
Past year
BUFR wins+3.0 pts
Fee
BUFR winslower fee
Yield
Level
AUM
BUFR26.4× more
3–0BUFR wins
BUFR and GAUG · year-to-date · as of Nov 5, 2026 · AUM not scored
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GAUG vs S&P 500

MAX$42.35 · +1.0% last session
Dividend-adjusted total return. S&P 500 uses VOO.CompareS&P 500+ Peer avg+ Add a fund
0%+50%+42.0%S&P 500 +82.0%Aug 21, 2023Nov 4, 2026
Return1D1M3MYTD1Y3Y5YMAX ▼
Total return+1.0%−0.5%+1.1%+7.9%+8.8%+45.6%—+42.0%
Peer average+0.8%+96.8%+0.9%+8.5%+9.8%+50.0%+54.0%—
S&P 500 · VOO+1.6%−1.6%0.0%+13.4%+13.5%+91.7%+81.2%+831.3%
First Trust GAUG and Vanguard VOO · total return, dividends in · as of Nov 5, 2026
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GAUG’s Peers

YTDBuffer · 6 largest
#Trend
1BUFRFT Vest Laddered Buffer ETFReadVersus0.10%—+1.1%+10.3%+11.8%$10.9B
2BUFDFT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETFReadVersus0.10%—+0.9%+8.4%+9.8%$2.2B
3BUFQFT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETFReadVersus0.10%—+0.8%+9.8%+11.0%$1.7B
4FMAYFT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - MayReadVersus0.85%—+1.2%+7.9%+9.5%$1.5B
5FJANFT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - JanuaryReadVersus0.85%—+1.1%+10.1%+12.4%$1.5B
6GAUGFT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - AugustThis fund0.85%—+1.0%+7.9%+8.8%$414M
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GAUG and its peer group · total return · as of Nov 5, 2026
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GAUG vs Peer Average

YTD
GAUGAvsBPeer average
1D+1.0%+0.8%
1M−0.5%+96.8%
3M+1.1%+0.9%
YTD+7.9%+8.5%
1Y+8.8%+9.8%
3Y+45.6%+50.0%
5Y[…]+54.0%
2–4Peer average wins
372 Buffer peers · each row scaled to its leader
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BUFR vs GAUG

YTD
BUFRFirst TrustGAUGFirst Trust
Year to date
BUFR wins+2.4 pts
Past year
BUFR wins+3.0 pts
Fee
BUFR winslower fee
Yield
Level
AUM
BUFR26.4× more
3–0BUFR wins
BUFR and GAUG · year-to-date · as of Nov 5, 2026 · AUM not scored
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