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Key Statistics
Previous Close
$39.78Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
12.9KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$436.8MShares Outstanding
7.2METF 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 | 37.91% |
| Financial Services | 11.66% |
| Communication Services | 9.97% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 9.56% |
| Healthcare | 9.07% |
| Industrials | 8.38% |
| Consumer Defensive | 4.64% |
| Energy | 3.02% |
| Utilities | 2.25% |
| Real Estate | 1.88% |
| Basic Materials | 1.66% |
Country Allocation
| Country | Weight % |
|---|---|
| Other | 100.00% |
Fund Information
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Category
- Technology
- Inception Date
- Dec 15, 2023
- Exchange
- BATS
- Description
- The investment objective of the FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate 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 12.08% while providing a buffer (before fees and expenses) against the first 15% of Underlying ETF losses, over the period from December 22, 2025 to December 18, 2026.
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The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December (GDEC) is an exchange-traded fund issued by First Trust that launched on Dec 15, 2023. It currently manages $436.8M 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 | 4SPY 261218C00006830 | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 6.83 | 97.54% | 0 | $442.2M |
| 2 | 4SPY 261218P00680610 | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.61 | 1.86% | 0 | $8.4M |
| 3 | $USD | US Dollar | 0.60% | 0 | $2.7M |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.12% | |
| 1W | -0.10% | |
| 1M | +0.38% | |
| 3M | +2.47% | |
| 6M | +4.19% | |
| YTD | +5.29% | |
| 1Y | +11.48% | |
| 3Y | +32.20% | |
| 5Y | +32.20% |
Moving Averages
$39.88
Below 20-Day MA$39.70
Above 50-Day MA$38.19
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$40.06
Current Price
$39.83
52-Week Low
$35.32
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 | GDEC | Technology(1511 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.61% | 0.77% |
| AUM | $436.8M | $7.93B | $330.6M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 2.99% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 12.9K | 657.0K | 30.1K |
| Holdings | 5 | 226 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +0.91% | -1.81% | +0.45% |
| 6-Month Return | +6.73% | +11.69% | +6.04% |
| YTD Return | +5.29% | +9.60% | +5.33% |
| 1-Year Return | +7.81% | +12.13% | +7.19% |
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