Performance analysis of SAUG (FT VEST U.S. SMALL CAP MODERATE BUFFER ETF - AUGUST)
Annual Return
Since Aug 21, 2023, SAUG has had an average annual return of +12.20%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +23.27% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +7.86% | +8.23% | +11.08% | +6.26% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +2.31% | +0.47% | -1.81% | +5.10% | +1.57% | +0.11% | +7.86% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.76% | -2.61% | -3.60% | -1.24% | +2.51% | +2.60% | +0.67% | +4.65% | +1.62% | +0.72% | +0.70% | +0.44% | +8.23% |
| 2024 | -1.84% | +2.99% | +2.17% | -3.64% | +3.62% | -0.62% | +6.81% | -0.05% | +0.62% | -0.37% | +4.68% | -3.28% | +11.08% |
| 2023 | +1.60% | -3.20% | -4.08% | +5.31% | +6.96% | +6.26% |
Drawdown analysis of SAUG (FT VEST U.S. SMALL CAP MODERATE BUFFER ETF - AUGUST)
The maximum drawdown for the SAUG was -14.62%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 87 trading sessions.
Since Aug 21, 2023 SAUG has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 1 time
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -14.62% | Dec 2, 2024 | 86 | Apr 8, 2025 | 87 | Aug 13, 2025 | 173 |
| -8.29% | Sep 1, 2023 | 39 | Oct 27, 2023 | 32 | Dec 13, 2023 | 71 |
| -6.64% | Jul 31, 2024 | 3 | Aug 5, 2024 | 31 | Sep 18, 2024 | 34 |
| -4.72% | Mar 28, 2024 | 14 | Apr 18, 2024 | 19 | May 15, 2024 | 33 |
| -4.10% | Jan 22, 2026 | 46 | Mar 30, 2026 | 7 | Apr 9, 2026 | 53 |
| -4.08% | Oct 27, 2025 | 18 | Nov 20, 2025 | 8 | Dec 3, 2025 | 26 |
| -3.57% | Dec 27, 2023 | 13 | Jan 17, 2024 | 18 | Feb 12, 2024 | 31 |
| -3.20% | May 20, 2024 | 18 | Jun 14, 2024 | 17 | Jul 11, 2024 | 35 |
| -2.55% | Feb 12, 2024 | 1 | Feb 13, 2024 | 2 | Feb 15, 2024 | 3 |
| -2.19% | Aug 13, 2025 | 4 | Aug 19, 2025 | 6 | Aug 27, 2025 | 10 |
| -2.11% | Nov 11, 2024 | 4 | Nov 15, 2024 | 9 | Nov 29, 2024 | 13 |
| -1.72% | Oct 6, 2025 | 4 | Oct 10, 2025 | 2 | Oct 14, 2025 | 6 |
| -1.70% | Feb 15, 2024 | 3 | Feb 21, 2024 | 4 | Feb 27, 2024 | 7 |
| -1.60% | Jul 16, 2024 | 3 | Jul 19, 2024 | 8 | Jul 31, 2024 | 11 |
| -1.50% | Sep 19, 2024 | 10 | Oct 3, 2024 | 8 | Oct 15, 2024 | 18 |
| -1.48% | Oct 16, 2024 | 11 | Oct 31, 2024 | 3 | Nov 5, 2024 | 14 |
| -1.36% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 11 | Jan 5, 2026 | 15 |
| -1.32% | Mar 8, 2024 | 6 | Mar 18, 2024 | 2 | Mar 20, 2024 | 8 |
| -0.99% | Dec 19, 2023 | 1 | Dec 20, 2023 | 2 | Dec 22, 2023 | 3 |
| -0.93% | Sep 18, 2025 | 5 | Sep 25, 2025 | 6 | Oct 3, 2025 | 11 |
| -0.93% | Oct 20, 2025 | 2 | Oct 22, 2025 | 2 | Oct 24, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.86% | Oct 15, 2025 | 2 | Oct 17, 2025 | 1 | Oct 20, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.84% | May 6, 2026 | 9 | May 19, 2026 | 2 | May 21, 2026 | 11 |
| -0.79% | Aug 23, 2023 | 1 | Aug 24, 2023 | 3 | Aug 29, 2023 | 4 |
| -0.74% | Mar 1, 2024 | 2 | Mar 5, 2024 | 2 | Mar 7, 2024 | 4 |