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$35.59
+0.1% · 1 day, price
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Since Aug 24, 2026, AUGM returned 0.7%, against SPY's 0.9% price return. It can gain 6.4% more before its cap.

Absorbs the whole loss on SPY and caps the gain at 8.0%, over a period ending Aug 20, 2027First Trust ↗Expense ratio 0.85%Fund assets $66m on Oct 27, 2026Benchmark SPYFund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every First Trust fund ETFIQ covers

Promise check: Not measuredNo outcome period of its has finished in ETFIQ's record (snapshots from Sep 4, 2026).

AUGM risk and return scorecard

vs SPY · Aug 2024 to Oct 2026 · 112 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

Short history · 26 months
AUGM +13.2%, SPY +38.3%, Aug 2024 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureAUGMSPYEdge
Total return+13.2%+38.3%SPY
Annualized+5.9%+16.3%SPY
Price return+13.2%+34.8%SPY
Risk
MeasureAUGMSPYEdge
Volatility3.4%15.1%AUGM
Max drawdown−4.0%−16.9%AUGM
Upside capture15.8%100.0%SPY
Downside capture20.9%100.0%AUGM
Risk-adjusted
MeasureAUGMSPYEdge
Sharpe ratio0.510.80SPY
Sortino ratio0.771.22SPY
Alpha vs SPY
MeasureAUGMSPYEdge
Alpha, a year−0.8%Not significant
Alpha t-stat−1.00
Beta to SPY0.211.00Lower beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Oct 27, 2026
Latest day
$0
Last 5 trading days
$0
12 months to May 31, 2026
+$12.4m
No money in or out. 49 days missing.

What you earned

AUGM +0.6%, SPY price return +0.9%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.
AUGM+0.6%
SPY+0.9%
AUGM +1.5%, SPY price return +5.9%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.
AUGM+1.5%
SPY+5.9%
AUGM +3.0%, SPY price return +8.5%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.
AUGM+3.0%
SPY+8.5%
AUGM +4.6%, SPY price return +13.3%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
AUGM+4.6%
SPY+13.3%
AUGM +5.2%, SPY price return +12.4%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.
AUGM+5.2%
SPY+12.4%
AUGM +14.1%, SPY price return +38.0%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.
AUGM+14.1%
SPY+38.0%

Where does it stand in this outcome period?

Outcome period Aug 24, 2026 to Aug 20, 2027
6.4%
Can still gain from today’s fund price
1.5%
Fall before the buffer from today’s fund price
100.0%
Protection left, index points
296
Days to reset

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Price, 1 year

$35.59+0.1%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

Price only. No distribution was paid over these days, so total return is the same. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 28, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AUGM returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnSPY price returnGap to SPY
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026+0.6%+0.9%−0.3 pts
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026+1.5%+5.9%−4.4 pts
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026+3.0%+8.5%−5.5 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+4.6%+13.3%−8.7 pts
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+5.2%+12.4%−7.2 pts
Since launch Aug 19, 2024 – Oct 28, 2026+14.1%+38.0%−23.9 pts
Since launch, annualised Aug 19, 2024 – Oct 28, 2026+6.2%––

Total returns, distributions reinvested. SPY's column is its price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. Listed Aug 2024: no 3 years windows.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

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Full floor
Full floorAUGM: reference +0.9% since period start, fund +0.7%; buffer Floor; cap +8.0%; Full floor. Data to Oct 28, 2026.full floor beneath+7.1% to capfull floor0% period start+8.0% cap+0.9% gain capturedTODAY · SPY +0.9%Full floorAUGM: reference +0.9% since period start, fund +0.7%; buffer Floor; cap +8.0%; Full floor. Data to Oct 28, 2026.full floor beneathfull floor0% start+8.0% cap+0.9% gain captured+7.1% more to the capTODAY · SPY +0.9%

AUGM: reference +0.9% since period start, fund +0.7%; buffer Floor; cap +8.0%; Full floor. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Money in and out

Daily data · as of Oct 27, 2026

AUGM: in the 17 trading days to Oct 27, 2026, nothing net moved.

1D
$0
0.0% of $65.7m on Oct 26, 2026
Oct 27, 2026
5D
$0
0.0% of $65.7m on Oct 20, 2026
Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026
12 months
+$12.4m
69.5% of $17.8m on May 31, 2025
Jun 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Jun 2024 to May 2026
+$29.2m
Jun 1, 2024 to May 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into AUGM each trading day, Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026monthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First TrustJul 28, 2026Oct 27, 2026

AUGM, net flow each trading day over the 65 sessions from Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 0 days, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 49 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

No money in or out. 49 days missing.

Net flow into AUGM each trading day, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026monthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First TrustOct 28, 2025Oct 27, 2026

AUGM, net flow each trading day over the 251 sessions from Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 0 days, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 235 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

No money in or out. 235 days missing.

Net flow into AUGM each trading day, Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026monthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First TrustMar 26, 2025Oct 27, 2026

AUGM, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 0 days, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 384 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

No money in or out. 384 days missing.

Money in, netMoney out, netMonthly basis

Daily data starts Oct 6, 2026.

How this is computed

Computed by ETFIQ from First Trust’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value. Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for AUGM, back to Jun 2024, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare AUGM with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months16 days
Oct 27, 2026 $0
Oct 26, 2026 $0
Oct 23, 2026 $0
Oct 22, 2026 $0
Oct 21, 2026 $0
Oct 20, 2026 $0
Oct 19, 2026 $0
Oct 16, 2026 $0
Oct 15, 2026 $0
Oct 14, 2026 $0
Oct 13, 2026 $0
Oct 12, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 $0
Oct 8, 2026 $0
Oct 7, 2026 $0
Oct 6, 2026 $0 covers 2 trading days

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year4 weeks
Oct 27, 2026 $0 2 days
Oct 23, 2026 $0
Oct 16, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 $0 4 days

Net flow into AUGM each week, Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outJun 2024 to Oct 2026

AUGM, money in and money out each month from Jun 2024 to May 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from AUGM’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Oct 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 25 months listed, money came in on net in 5 and went out in 9.

Every bar is from AUGM’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 25 months listed, money came in on net in 5 and went out in 9.

MonthInOutNet
Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 6 to Oct 27$0$0$0
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$870k−$870k
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.7m−$1.7m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$2.6m−$2.6m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$851k−$852k−$439
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.7m−$1.7m−$4k
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$9.2m$0+$9.2m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$26.6m−$18.3m+$8.3m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$2.4m−$2.4m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$792k−$798k−$6k
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$2.4m−$2.4m
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$10.4m−$10.4m
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$794k$0+$794k
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$17.3m−$1.6m+$15.7m
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$15.6m$0+$15.6m
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Oct 27, 2026. Last checked Oct 29, 2026.

AUGM key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$35.61 on Oct 12, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$33.54 on Nov 20, 2025
Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$35.59, 99% of the way from the low to the high
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Trading

as of Oct 27, 2026
Trading · AUGMas of Oct 27, 2026
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Not scored2 of 6 measured · Oct 27, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
$1,000$0.850.085%
$10,000$8.500.085%
Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 27 close+0.03%
−0.4%95% of days within ±0.28% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.4%
How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 4¢ to buy, midpoint − 4¢ to sell.At the Oct 27 close of $35.57, that’s $35.61 to buy and $35.53 to sell.
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About AUGM

Reference indexSPY
Buffer100%
Outcome periodAug 24, 2026 to Aug 20, 2027
Starting cap+8.0%
SPY return since period start+0.9%
Fund return since period start+0.7%
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026)$66mReport
Band state today (ETFIQ)Open
Can still gain (issuer, fund price)6.4%
Fall before buffer (issuer, fund price)1.5%
Fall to the buffer in index terms (ETFIQ)0.9%
Protection left in index points (ETFIQ)100.0% of 100.0%
Days left in period296
Expense ratio (issuer page, Oct 28, 2026)0.85%Report
How we measure
Issuer-published data as of the date shown; ETFIQ calculations marked. Definitions on the learn page. Method
IQ Investment Committee on AUGM

12 seats on AUGM, as of Oct 28, 2026: 2 Challenges, 7 Not enough data, 3 Does not apply.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyNot enough data
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianDoes not apply
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityDoes not apply
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingDoes not apply
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatNot enough data
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Questions people ask about AUGM

How much can AUGM still gain?
About 6.4% from its price on Oct 28, 2026, before it reaches its cap, by the issuer's published number. The cap for the period was set at +8.0%.
How far can AUGM fall before the buffer helps?
1.5% in fund-price terms on Oct 28, 2026, by the issuer's number. In index terms SPY can fall 0.9% from that level before the buffer begins. Losses until that point are the holder's.
How much of the AUGM buffer is left?
100.0% of the 100.0% buffer sat below the SPY level on Oct 28, 2026. That is an ETFIQ calculation in index points, on one definition for every issuer.
When does AUGM reset?
The outcome period ends on Aug 20, 2027, 296 days from the data on Oct 28, 2026. A new cap is set the next day and the buffer starts again.
What does AUGM cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year.
Sources and dates
Prices, AUGM and SPY price returnTiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026
Fee, 0.85%Issuer page · Oct 28, 2026
Net assets, $66mIssuer page · Oct 27, 2026

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Buffer
The first slice of loss the fund absorbs for you over its outcome period, stated on the reference index. A 15% buffer means the index can fall 15% before you take any of it.
The most the fund can return over the period if held from the first day to the last. Quoted gross and net of fees. Set by the option market on day one, so the same fund can have a different cap each year.
The window, usually twelve months and sometimes six or three, over which the buffer and, where there is one, the cap apply. On its last day the options expire, the fund resets, and fresh terms are struck from that day’s option prices.
Reset
The day one outcome period ends and the next begins, with a fresh buffer and fresh terms struck at that day’s level.
How much of the buffer still sits below today’s index level. All of it when the index is above its starting level; less once the index is inside the buffer range.
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