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Key Statistics
Previous Close
$48.64Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
8.4KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$433.6MShares 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 | 40.12% |
| Financial Services | 11.30% |
| Communication Services | 9.93% |
| Healthcare | 9.36% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 8.71% |
| Industrials | 7.63% |
| Consumer Defensive | 4.40% |
| Energy | 3.39% |
| Utilities | 1.89% |
| Real Estate | 1.71% |
| Basic Materials | 1.57% |
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 $433.6M in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.85%. The fund holds 4 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 | 102.94% | 5,877 | $449.1M |
| 2 | — | US Dollar | 0.39% | 1,721,334 | $1.7M |
| 3 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 646.56 | 0.24% | 5,877 | $1.0M |
| 4 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 476.41 | -0.04% | -5,877 | $-188064 |
| 5 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 761.99 | -3.53% | -5,877 | $-15397740 |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.35% | |
| 1W | -0.04% | |
| 1M | +0.44% | |
| 3M | +3.56% | |
| 6M | +5.16% | |
| YTD | +8.26% | |
| 1Y | +10.36% | |
| 3Y | +48.67% | |
| 5Y | +50.79% |
Moving Averages
$48.83
Below 20-Day MA$48.57
Above 50-Day MA$46.82
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$49.01
Current Price
$48.81
52-Week Low
$43.51
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(1558 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.64% | 0.74% |
| AUM | $433.6M | $6.26B | $356.7M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 3.04% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 8.4K | 520.9K | 29.3K |
| Holdings | 4 | 184 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +0.23% | -2.89% | -0.37% |
| 6-Month Return | +3.77% | +0.12% | +2.65% |
| YTD Return | +8.33% | +11.14% | +7.90% |
| 1-Year Return | +7.49% | +8.33% | +6.93% |
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