First TrustDefined OutcomeBuffer#11 of 318 by YTD

FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - SeptemberRSSE

S&P 500 Bucket avg Compare

$24.15+1.4%

+$0.33 · Nov 9 close

Buy

AUM: $36M
Fee: 0.85%
Yield: 0.0%

Bumpy · 1Y: 0.5×S&P
Volume: 113
NAV: $23.76

52-week range1% below the high

$20.59$24.33

Returns	Today	1W	1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y	Max
Total return	+1.4%	+0.4%	+2.5%	+2.0%	+12.9%	+15.5%	—	—	+21.1%
Peer average	+1.4%	+0.1%	+95.4%	+99.8%	+7.6%	+9.6%	+45.4%	+51.7%	—
S&P 500 · VOO	+2.3%	+0.1%	−3.3%	−2.1%	+11.3%	+13.6%	+81.6%	+75.4%	—

RSSE in One Breath

RSSE Among Buffer ETFs

YTD

#1QMARFirst Trust+13.8%$603M

#2BAPRInnovator+13.8%$408M

#3KAPRInnovator+13.7%$173M

#4KFEBInnovator+13.6%$37.9M

#5KOCTInnovator+13.4%$169M

#6PQAPPGIM+13.3%$31.6M

#7FMARFirst Trust+13.0%$1.2B

#8APRTAllianzIM+12.9%$46.5M

#9RSSEFirst Trust+12.9%$35.6M

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · 289 Buffer ETFs by YTD

$10,000 in RSSE

$10,000 in RSSE became

$12,105

In the S&P 500 (VOO)

$13,537

Total return, dividends in · Sep 23, 2024 – Nov 9, 2026 · S&P 500 uses VOO

RSSE Returns by Period

Today

YTD

MAX

RSSE

+1.4%

+2.5%

+2.0%

+12.9%

+15.5%

—

+21.1%

Peer average

+1.4%

+95.4%

+99.8%

+7.6%

+9.6%

+45.4%

+51.7%

—

S&P 500 · VOO

+2.3%

−3.3%

−2.1%

+11.3%

+13.6%

+81.6%

+75.4%

—

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · total return, dividends in · peers = 374 Buffer ETFs

RSSE’s Defined Outcome Rank

YTD

#11of 318
defined outcome ETFs

Best · SIXH+16.7%

RSSE+12.9%

Average+7.4%

Worst · KBUF−17.4%

Defined Outcome ETFs by YTD return · Nov 9, 2026

RSSE Price and 52-Week Range

From the 52-week high

−0.7%

From the 52-week low

+17.3%

Today $24.01 – $24.15

Previous close $23.82

$24.15 now

52-week low$20.5952-week high$24.33

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · box = today’s range, dashed = previous close

RSSE’s Share of Buffer ETFs

Today

0.0%

of the $85.6B in 375 Buffer ETFs

RSSE$35.6M0.0%

BUFR$10.8B12.6%

BUFD$2.2B2.6%

372 others$72.5B84.8%

Buffer ETF AUM · Nov 9, 2026

RSSE Fee per $100 vs Peers

Today

$0.85a year
per $100

$85 a year on $10,000

BUFR$0.10

BUFD$0.10

BUFQ$0.10

RSSE$0.85

FJAN$0.85

FMAY$0.85

Expense ratio · Buffer peers · Nov 9, 2026

Inside RSSE

4 holdings

RSSE

FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September

Today

RSSE reports no holdings we can show: […]

First Trust RSSE · holdings

How It Compares

RSSE

FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September’s Peers

YTD


BUFR	First TrustRead Desk	0.10%	+8.9%	+11.2%	$10.8B
BUFD	First TrustRead Desk	0.10%	+7.4%	+9.3%	$2.2B
BUFQ	First TrustRead Desk	0.10%	+8.4%	+10.8%	$1.6B
FJAN	First TrustRead Desk	0.85%	+8.9%	+11.8%	$1.5B
FMAY	First TrustRead Desk	0.85%	+6.5%	+8.7%	$1.5B
RSSE	First TrustThis fundRead Desk	0.85%	+12.9%	+15.5%	$36M

Buffer peers · YTD and past-year returns · as of Nov 10, 2026 · sorted by AUM

Head to Head

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BUFR vs RSSE

YTD

BUFRFirst Trust · BufferRSSEFirst Trust · Buffer

Year to date

+8.9%

+12.9%

RSSE wins+3.9 pts

Past year

+11.2%

+15.5%

RSSE wins+4.3 pts

Fee

0.10%

0.85%

BUFR winslower fee

Yield

0.0%

Level

AUM

$10.8B

$35.6M

BUFR303.1× more

2–1RSSE wins

First Trust BUFR and First Trust RSSE · year-to-date · as of Nov 10, 2026 · AUM not scored

RSSE vs VOO

YTD

RSSE · FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September

+12.9%

VOO · S&P 500

+11.3%

Gap

1.6 pts

First Trust RSSE and Vanguard VOO · YTD total return · as of Nov 10, 2026

RSSE vs Its Peer Average

YTD

RSSEAvsBPeer average

1D+1.4%+1.4%

1M+2.5%+95.4%

3M+2.0%+99.8%

YTD+12.9%+7.6%

1Y+15.5%+9.6%

3Y[…]+45.4%

5Y[…]+51.7%

2–3Peer average wins

374 Buffer peers · each row scaled to its leader

How Bumpy Is RSSE?

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RSSE

How Bumpy

0.5×the S&P 500’s swings

CalmerBumpierS&P 1×RSSE

Calm rank among 7 buffer funds#2

Other buffer funds0.4× to 0.8×

First Trust RSSE · daily swings over the past year vs the S&P 500

RSSE

Worst Drop

−4.4%from its Feb 27 high

Still below the high−0.7%

$10,000 at the high is now$9,930

First Trust RSSE · fall from the highest close, past year

RSSE

On a Bad Day

0.4×the S&P 500’s fall

RSSE’s worst day: Thursday, Nov 5

RSSE

−1.9%

S&P 500

−4.4%

Up days57 of every 100

S&P 500 up days52 of every 100

First Trust RSSE · average move on days the S&P 500 fell

RSSE

Return for the Bumps

1Y#1 of 7 buffer funds

#1RSSEFirst Trust

most for the bumps

#2BUFRFirst Trust

#3FJANFirst Trust

#4BUFDFirst Trust

calmest ride

#5FAUGFirst Trust

#6BUFQFirst Trust

#7FMAYFirst Trust

Ranked by return above cash for each unit of bumpiness (Sharpe ratio) · cash = 3.8%

RSSE

Cost

Today

$85a year per $10,000

BUFR

$10

BUFD

$10

BUFQ

$10

FJAN

$85

FMAY

$85

FAUG

$85

RSSE

$85

Expense ratio 0.85%, taken from the fund’s value

RSSE

Volatility & Beta

7.3%annual volatility

S&P 500 volatility13.7%

Downside volatility4.7%

Beta vs SPY0.41

Correlation vs SPY0.77

Lowest beta of 7 buffer fundsRSSE

Daily total returns × √252 · past 254 trading days

RSSE

Max Drawdown

−4.4%peak to trough

Peak closeFeb 27, 2026

Current drawdown−0.7%

Worst day−1.85% · Nov 5

Closing prices, dividends in

RSSE

Up / Down Capture

35%down capture vs SPY

Down days

35%

Up days

47%

S&P 500

100%

Up ÷ down capture1.33

Up days57.1% (S&P 52.4%)

Average daily move on SPY up days and down days

RSSE

Sharpe & Sortino vs Peers

Fund	Sharpe	Sortino	Volatility	Max DD	Beta	Fee / $10k
RSSE	1.63	2.50	7.3%	−4.4%	0.41	$85
BUFR	0.96	1.36	7.5%	−4.6%	0.54	$10
FJAN	0.95	1.37	8.2%	−5.9%	0.58	$85
BUFD	0.89	1.29	5.9%	−3.4%	0.41	$10
FAUG	0.74	1.04	8.0%	−5.3%	0.55	$85
BUFQ	0.61	0.85	10.8%	−8.2%	0.72	$10
FMAY	0.58	0.81	8.1%	−4.2%	0.56	$85

Sharpe = (return − 3.8% cash) ÷ volatility · Sortino uses downside volatility only

RSSE

Trading

Today

[…]premium / discount: the NAV on file is from an earlier day

Close$24.15

NAV$23.76

Fee per $10,000$85 a year

Avg. volume 30D8K shares

Premium / discount history starts once daily NAV is saved

Close vs net asset value, Nov 9

The Details

RSSE

Fund Facts

Today

2024launched Sep 20

Tracks[…]

Exchange · CUSIPAMEX · 33740F185

StructureETF

Leverage1x

Cost on $10,000$85 a year

Go deeper

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First Trust RSSE · fund facts · as of Nov 10, 2026

RSSE

Payouts by Year

Today

$0no payouts on record

RSSE does not pay a distribution.

Distribution yield0.0%

Paid[…]

Latest ex-date · paid[…]

12 payouts added up[…]

First Trust RSSE · distributions by ex-date

All Fund FactsDocuments · trading · fees · every payout

Prospectus & Documents

SEC reported portfolio · 2026-08-31 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗prospectus · SEC 497 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2026-05-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2026-02-28 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-11-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-08-31 ↗

Trading & Liquidity

Net asset value$23.76

Premium / discount[…]

Median spread · 30D[…]

Volume today113

Average volume · 30D8K

Shares outstanding[…]

Options[…]

Fees & Costs

Net expense ratio0.85%

Gross expense ratio[…]

Management fee[…]

Cost on $10,000 a year$85.00

Our risk indicator3/5

Estimated yearly cost excludes trading costs and assumes constant assets.

Distributions

No payouts on record: […]

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