First TrustDefined OutcomeDSEP · Cboe BZX

FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - September (DSEP)

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Price: $48.68; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $355.6M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.85%; Category 0.76%
Yield: 0.00%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 10.7%+0.5%; Category 10.2%
3Y CAGR: 11.7%-1.0%; Category 12.7%
5Y CAGR: 8.5%-0.3%; Category 8.8%

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FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - September

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

Standard deviation: —
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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	+0.7%	+3.4%	+9.9%	+8.4%	+10.7%	+11.7%	+8.5%	—	+8.7%
Defined Outcome average	0.0%	2.2%	8.0%	7.3%	10.2%	12.7%	8.8%	—	9.0%
Difference	+0.7%	+1.1%	+1.9%	+1.1%	+0.5%	-1.0%	-0.3%	—	-0.4%

Holdings

Allocation as last published by the fund.

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Technology38.5%
Financial services12.1%
Communication services9.6%
Consumer discretionary9.4%
Health care9.3%
Industrials7.8%
Consumer staples4.5%
Energy3.4%
Utilities2.0%
Real estate1.8%
Materials1.7%

Asset mix

Stocks99.6%
Cash0.4%

ETF details

Issuer: First Trust
Category: Alternatives · Defined Outcome
Ticker: DSEP
Exchange: Cboe BZX
Inception: 18 Sept 2020 (6.0 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.85% (category 0.76%)
Holdings turnover: 0% (category 4%)
Distribution yield: 0.00%
Beta, 3 years: 0.50
Total net assets: $355.6M

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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