BUFR vs GAUG
YTDYear 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
GAUG vs S&P 500
YTD$42.35 · +1.0% last sessionDividend-adjusted total return. S&P 500 uses VOO.CompareS&P 500+ Peer avg+ Add a fund
Return1D1M3MYTD ▼1Y3Y5YMAX
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
GAUG’s Holdings
Today[…] The fund reports no holdings yet.
All 373 Buffer ETFs
YTD| # | Trend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUFR | FT Vest Laddered BufferReadDesk | 0.10% | — | +10.3% | +10.3% | $10.9B | |
| 2 | BUFD | FT Vest Laddered Deep BufferReadDesk | 0.10% | — | +8.4% | +8.4% | $2.2B | |
| 3 | BUFQ | FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq BufferReadDesk | 0.10% | — | +9.8% | +9.8% | $1.7B | |
| 4 | FMAY | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - MayReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +7.9% | +7.9% | $1.5B | |
| 5 | FJAN | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - JanuaryReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +10.1% | +10.1% | $1.5B | |
| 6 | FAUG | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - AugustReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +9.4% | +9.4% | $1.4B | |
| 7 | FSEP | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - SeptemberReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +11.4% | +11.4% | $1.4B | |
| 8 | FJUN | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - JuneReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +7.8% | +7.8% | $1.4B | |
| 9 | FJUL | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - JulyReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +10.3% | +10.3% | $1.4B | |
| 10 | PJAN | Innovator U.S. Equity Power BufferReadDesk | 0.79% | — | +8.9% | +8.9% | $1.4B | |
| 11 | FFEB | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - FebruaryReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +11.3% | +11.3% | $1.4B | |
| 12 | FAPR | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - AprilReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +8.4% | +8.4% | $1.3B | |
| 13 | FDEC | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - DecemberReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +10.2% | +10.2% | $1.3B | |
| 14 | PJUL | Innovator U.S. Equity Power BufferReadDesk | 0.79% | — | +7.7% | +7.7% | $1.3B | |
| 15 | FNOV | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - NovemberReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +11.0% | +11.0% | $1.3B | |
| 16 | FOCT | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer - OctoberReadDesk | 0.85% | — | +12.1% | +12.1% | $1.3B |
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Buffer · current AUM · as of Nov 5, 2026
GAUG Payouts by Year
TodayGAUG pays no distribution.
GAUG’s Peers
YTD| # | Trend | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUFR | FT Vest Laddered Buffer ETFReadVersus | 0.10% | — | +1.1% | +10.3% | +11.8% | $10.9B | |
| 2 | BUFD | FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETFReadVersus | 0.10% | — | +0.9% | +8.4% | +9.8% | $2.2B | |
| 3 | BUFQ | FT Vest Laddered Nasdaq Buffer ETFReadVersus | 0.10% | — | +0.8% | +9.8% | +11.0% | $1.7B | |
| 4 | FMAY | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - MayReadVersus | 0.85% | — | +1.2% | +7.9% | +9.5% | $1.5B | |
| 5 | FJAN | FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - JanuaryReadVersus | 0.85% | — | +1.1% | +10.1% | +12.4% | $1.5B | |
| 6 | GAUG | FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - AugustThis fund | 0.85% | — | +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’s Top 10 Holdings
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GAUG vs Peer Average
YTDGAUGAvsBPeer 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