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Key Statistics
Previous Close
$40.60Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
45.3KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$320.5MShares Outstanding
10.7METF Grades
?ETF Grades compare this fund against others in the same category using percentile rankings across six factors. Grades range from A+ (top 5%) to F (bottom 20%). Updated daily.Sector Breakdown
| Sector | Weight % |
|---|---|
| Technology | 39.05% |
| Financial Services | 11.07% |
| Communication Services | 10.64% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 9.89% |
| Healthcare | 8.30% |
| Industrials | 7.82% |
| Consumer Defensive | 4.50% |
| Energy | 3.13% |
| Utilities | 2.11% |
| Real Estate | 1.81% |
| Basic Materials | 1.67% |
| Cash & Others | 0.01% |
Country Allocation
| Country | Weight % |
|---|---|
| Other | 100.00% |
Fund Information
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Category
- Technology
- Inception Date
- Sep 15, 2023
- Exchange
- BATS
- Description
- The investment objective of the FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - September ("the Fund") is to seek to provide investors with returns (before fees and expenses) that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (the "Underlying ETF"), up to a predetermined upside cap of 11.48% while providing a buffer (before fees and expenses) against the first 15% of Underlying ETF losses, over the period from September 22, 2025 to September 18, 2026.
Similar ETFs
The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - September (GSEP) is an exchange-traded fund issued by First Trust that launched on Sep 15, 2023. It currently manages $320.5M in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.85%. The fund holds 5 securities in its portfolio. It falls under the Technology category.
Top 10 holdings represent 100.0% of the fund
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Weight % | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4SPY 260918C00006660 | 2026-09-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 6.66 | 98.45% | 0 | $329.8M |
| 2 | 4SPY 260918P00663720 | 2026-09-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 663.72 | 1.10% | 0 | $3.7M |
| 3 | $USD | US Dollar | 0.45% | 0 | $1.5M |
| 4 | 4SPY 260918P00564170 | 2026-09-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 564.17 | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
| 5 | 4SPY 260918C00739910 | 2026-09-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 739.91 | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.20% | |
| 1W | +0.15% | |
| 1M | +0.49% | |
| 3M | +5.63% | |
| 6M | +5.53% | |
| YTD | +4.85% | |
| 1Y | +12.78% | |
| 3Y | +34.75% | |
| 5Y | +34.75% |
Moving Averages
$40.65
Above 20-Day MA$40.10
Above 50-Day MA$38.86
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$40.87
Current Price
$40.68
52-Week Low
$35.92
Current Yield
—
Annual Dividend
—
Frequency
—
Last Ex-Date
—
Dividends
No dividend data available for this ETF.
Category Comparison
| Metric | GSEP | Technology(1548 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.63% | 0.77% |
| AUM | $320.5M | $7.39B | $321.0M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 2.92% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 45.3K | 744.5K | 43.4K |
| Holdings | 5 | 218 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +0.48% | +1.62% | +0.36% |
| 6-Month Return | +5.20% | +13.22% | +5.06% |
| YTD Return | +5.01% | +15.73% | +4.84% |
| 1-Year Return | +12.92% | +34.10% | +13.15% |
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