Which returned more over the last year, RSP or RSSE?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +14.8% and RSSE returned +11.6%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, RSP or RSSE?

RSP charges 0.20% a year and RSSE charges 0.85%, so RSP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are RSP and RSSE the same kind of fund?

No. RSP is an index ETF and RSSE is a buffer ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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RSP vs RSSE: how they differ

Over the year RSP returned more, +14.8% against +11.6%, and RSP charges 0.20% against 0.85%.

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF and FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September.

RSP and RSSE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF	RSSE FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September
Where it sits	Core index fund	Buffer ETF
Issuer	Invesco	First Trust
What it is	S&P 500 equal weight	Defined outcome, 10% on RSP
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+11.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+14.8%
Gap to the S&P 500	−2.7 pts	−3.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.85%
Holdings	506	not filed

RSP in plain words

RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

RSSE in plain words

From its price on Sep 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 1.0% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 11.9% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, RSP can fall 11.9% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 10.0% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's RSP level. 7 days remained on Sep 13, 2026. On Sep 18, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, RSP or RSSE?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +14.8% and RSSE returned +11.6%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, RSP or RSSE?: RSP charges 0.20% a year and RSSE charges 0.85%, so RSP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are RSP and RSSE the same kind of fund?: No. RSP is an index ETF and RSSE is a buffer ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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