FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - September

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - September is an exchange-traded fund designed to provide a defined-outcome exposure to U.S. large-cap equities. The fund seeks to track the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust up to a preset upside cap while aiming to cushion losses through a buffer mechanism over an approximate one-year outcome period that resets each September. It uses a structured options-based approach, including FLEX options, to create this payoff profile and is positioned for investors looking for rules-based equity exposure with explicit upside and downside parameters. The portfolio is concentrated in U.S. stock-related instruments and cash equivalents that support the fund’s outcome strategy, making it a specialized tool within the defined-outcome ETF segment. FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - September is part of the broader FT Vest family and is used as a portfolio allocation vehicle for market participants seeking exposure linked to the U.S. equity market with built-in buffering characteristics.