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SAUG VTWO \n Expense ratio 0.90% 0.06% \n Net assets, SAUG as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTWO as of Sep 30, 2026 $128m $16.6bn \n Total return, 1 year +7.8% +14.3% \n What it tracks I","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, SAUG against VTWO, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/saug-vs-vtwo","a":{"ticker":"SAUG","name":"FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - August","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Since Aug 24, 2026, SAUG lost 2.6%, against IWM's \u22126.2% price return. 8.8% of its 15.0% buffer is left.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/saug","key_facts":[{"label":"Can still gain from today\u2019s fund price","value":"20.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Fall before the buffer from today\u2019s fund price","value":"0.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Protection left, index points","value":"8.8%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Days to reset","value":"296","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$128m","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.90%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"issuer page, Oct 28, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"VTWO","name":"Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF","issuer":"Vanguard","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"VTWO tracks the Russell 2000 and returned +14.3% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/vtwo","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+14.3%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.06%","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"497 XBRL, Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"2002","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22127.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.3%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 23, 2026","value":"$0.3911","as_of":"2026-09-23","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$16.6bn","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/saug-vs-vtwo"}