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RSDE

GradeDNew York Stock Exchange Arca

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - December

Buffered · First Trust · Inception 2024-12-20 · SEC filings

$23.73−0.06 (−0.23%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:03 PM EDT

History starts Dec 23, 2024.
Intraday session: down, 3 prints from 23.78 to 23.73. Range 23.72 to 23.75. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$23.72$23.73$23.74$23.7510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.85%
Fund size
$32M
1Y return
+10.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
—
Holdings
4
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$23.81
52W range
low $20.82high $26.00

The ETF.net RSDE Grade

D

33/ 100

Rank 69 of 77 in S&P 500 Buffer 9-12%⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for RSDE. Scores out of 100: Cost 11, Risk 59, Mission not scored, Tradability 53, Holdings not scored, Durability 34. Strongest: Risk (59). Weakest: Cost (11). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 33 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 11
    Category rank76/77 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 59
    Category rank25/73 · top 34%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 53
    Category rank37/77 · top 48%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    Not scored
    —

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    DScore 34
    Category rank62/77 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 4 of 6 pillars

RSDE Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 5:38 PM
Asset class
Other
Holdings
4
Top-10 weight
101%
Largest holding
2026-12-18 Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF C 1.93100.0%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—2026-12-18 Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF C 1.93100.01%1,529$32M1
002—2026-12-18 Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF P 192.880.69%1,529$222K1
003—US Dollar0.52%165,771$166K394

Showing 1–3 of 3 holdings

RSDE Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

RSDE$11,081
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. RSDE $11,081. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for RSDE. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodRSDE
Year to date+9.0%
1 month−1.2%
3 months+2.2%
1 year+10.8%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for RSDE
YearReturn barRSDE
2026 YTD+9.0%
2025+9.0%
2024−0.3%

History from Dec 23, 2024

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RSDE Dividends

This fund pays no distributions.
—Last 12 months
Payout per share
—Last 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

RSDE Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
6.1%
Annualised · 20 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.17
vs 3-month T-bills · 20 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−10.7%
20 months · trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.36
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

RSDE Cost

Expense ratio0.85%
  • The middle half of S&P 500 Buffer 9-12% funds
  • Median 0.79%

59 of the 77 S&P 500 Buffer 9-12% funds charge less.

RSDE costs $85.00 a year on $10,000. The median S&P 500 Buffer 9-12% fund costs $79.00.