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One stock ETF and one buffer ETF.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/rsp-vs-rsse","dateModified":"2026-10-28","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":4075,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Compare ETFs / RSP vs RSSE \n \n Data as of Oct 28, 2026.\n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n RSP vs RSSE: Differences, Returns & Fees\n Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, RSP returned +16.0% to RSSE's +12.7%, and RSP charges 0.20% to RSSE's 0.85%.\n Copy this for sharing \n RSP costs 0.65 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.3 points; RSP is far larger, $99.8bn against $33m.\n RSP and RSSE at a glance. As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. RSP RSSE \n Expense ratio 0.20% 0.85% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $99.8bn $33m \n Total return, 1 year +16.0% +12.7% \n What it tracks","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, RSP against RSSE, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/rsp-vs-rsse","a":{"ticker":"RSP","name":"Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF","issuer":"Invesco","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"RSP tracks the S&P 500 equal weight and returned +16.0% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/rsp","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+16.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.20%","as_of":"2026-08-27","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Aug 27, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"508","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22122.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.7%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 21, 2026","value":"$0.7951","as_of":"2026-09-21","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$99.8bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"RSSE","name":"FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Since Sep 21, 2026, RSSE returned 1.5%, against RSP's 2.4% price return. It can gain 13.9% more before its cap.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/rsse","key_facts":[{"label":"Can still gain from today\u2019s fund price","value":"13.9%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Fall before the buffer from today\u2019s fund price","value":"2.3%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Protection left, index points","value":"10.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Days to reset","value":"324","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$33m","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.85%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"issuer page, Oct 28, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/rsp-vs-rsse"}