First TrustDefined OutcomeGSEP · Cboe BZX

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - September (GSEP)

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Price: $42.01; —30 Oct 2026
Assets: $358.9M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.85%; Category 0.76%
Yield: 0.00%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 9.5%+1.2%; Category 8.3%
3Y CAGR: 13.0%-0.9%; Category 13.9%
5Y CAGR: —; Category 8.4%

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FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate 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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Sharpe ratio: —
Sortino ratio: —
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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	-0.3%	+1.7%	+4.7%	+8.4%	+9.5%	+13.0%	—	—	+11.2%
Defined Outcome average	-0.6%	1.0%	3.2%	7.0%	8.3%	13.9%	8.4%	—	8.0%
Difference	+0.3%	+0.7%	+1.5%	+1.4%	+1.2%	-0.9%	—	—	+3.2%

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

Stocks98.8%
Cash1.2%

ETF details

Issuer: First Trust
Category: Alternatives · Defined Outcome
Ticker: GSEP
Exchange: Cboe BZX
Inception: 15 Sept 2023 (3.1 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.85% (category 0.76%)
Holdings turnover: 0% (category 4%)
Distribution yield: 0.00%
Beta, 3 years: 0.46
Total net assets: $358.9M

Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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