---
ticker: "DSEP"
name: "FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - September"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/DSEP"
grade: "C"
score: 45
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30%"
category_rank: "13 of 19"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# DSEP: FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - September

Grade **C**, Score 45 of 100. Rank 13 of 19 in S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30%.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 31 | 8 of 19 |
| Mission | 92 | 1 of 1 |
| Risk | 47 | 11 of 19 |
| Tradability | 68 | 4 of 19 |
| Holdings | 38 | 12 of 12 |
| Durability | 74 | 4 of 19 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 3 positions. These are the largest 3, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | 2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 7.54 | 99.08% |
| 2 | — | 2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 723.61 | 3.14% |
| 3 | — | US Dollar | 1.06% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/DSEP. Please cite the page URL.