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Key Statistics
Previous Close
$48.20Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
8.9KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$437.2MShares Outstanding
7.6METF Grades
?ETF Grades compare this fund against others in the same category using percentile rankings across six factors. Grades range from A+ (top 5%) to F (bottom 20%). Updated daily.Sector Breakdown
| Sector | Weight % |
|---|---|
| Technology | 38.47% |
| Financial Services | 12.11% |
| Communication Services | 9.62% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 9.35% |
| Healthcare | 9.29% |
| Industrials | 7.81% |
| Consumer Defensive | 4.46% |
| Energy | 3.40% |
| Utilities | 2.00% |
| Real Estate | 1.81% |
| Basic Materials | 1.69% |
Country Allocation
| Country | Weight % |
|---|---|
| Other | 100.00% |
Fund Information
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Category
- Technology
- Inception Date
- Dec 18, 2020
- Exchange
- BATS
- Description
- The investment objective of the FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - December (the "Fund") is to seek to provide investors with returns (before fees and expenses) that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (the "Underlying ETF"), up to a predetermined upside cap of 11.96% while providing a buffer (before fees and expenses) against Underlying ETF losses between -5% and -30% over the period from December 22, 2025 to December 18, 2026.
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The FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - December (DDEC) is an exchange-traded fund issued by First Trust that launched on Dec 18, 2020. It currently manages $437.2M in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.85%. The fund holds 5 securities in its portfolio. It falls under the Technology category.
Top 10 holdings represent 100.0% of the fund
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Weight % | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 6.80 | 102.30% | 5,975 | $446.2M |
| 2 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 646.56 | 0.64% | 5,975 | $2.8M |
| 3 | — | US Dollar | 0.49% | 2,130,637 | $2.1M |
| 4 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 476.41 | -0.12% | -5,975 | $-508114 |
| 5 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 761.99 | -3.31% | -5,975 | $-14457289 |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.46% | |
| 1W | -0.15% | |
| 1M | +0.19% | |
| 3M | +2.19% | |
| 6M | +8.27% | |
| YTD | +7.32% | |
| 1Y | +11.52% | |
| 3Y | +41.51% | |
| 5Y | +50.53% |
Moving Averages
$48.33
Above 20-Day MA$47.96
Above 50-Day MA$46.20
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$48.52
Current Price
$48.42
52-Week Low
$43.35
Current Yield
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Annual Dividend
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Frequency
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Last Ex-Date
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Dividends
No dividend data available for this ETF.
Category Comparison
| Metric | DDEC | Technology(1660 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.61% | 0.74% |
| AUM | $437.2M | $6.83B | $347.8M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 2.94% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 8.9K | 432.5K | 29.6K |
| Holdings | 5 | 198 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +0.15% | -0.32% | -0.19% |
| 6-Month Return | +5.32% | +8.18% | +4.67% |
| YTD Return | +7.40% | +13.83% | +7.66% |
| 1-Year Return | +7.85% | +27.29% | +8.15% |
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