FSEP — FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - September
Data updated: 2026-07-22
FSEP — FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - September data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. United States Large Cap Blend / Core Equity · $1.29B AUM · 0.85% expense ratio · 18.8% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
FSEP Fund Overview
FSEP — FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - September is a US ETF managed by First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII, categorised as United States Large Cap Blend / Core Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII
- Category: United States Large Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $1.29B
- 1-year return: 18.8%
- Ticker: FSEP
- SEC CIK: 0001667919
- SEC series ID: S000069329
- Share class ID: C000221308
FSEP Holdings
Top 9 holdings of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - September by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 92.03% |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 6.14% |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 4.17% |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 0.73% |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 0.66% |
| Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds | 0.54% |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 0.05% |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 0.04% |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 0.00% |
FSEP Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - September by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Derivatives | 99.5% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.5% |
FSEP Performance
Total returns for FSEP (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 6.7% |
| 1 year | 18.8% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 15.3% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 10.1% |
FSEP Risk Information
Risk metrics for FSEP, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 8.1%
FSEP Costs and Fees
FSEP costs about $85 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.85%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.85%
- Portfolio turnover: 0%
- Brokerage commissions: 1.99 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
FSEP Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-02, FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - September had net inflows of $188.65M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | $10.33M |
| 2026-01 | $2.56M |
| 2025-12 | $7.68M |
| 2025-11 | $15.18M |
| 2025-10 | $39.25M |
| 2025-09 | $93.90M |
FSEP Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - September's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
FSEP Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - September filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.