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Key Statistics
Previous Close
$40.51Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
16.4KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$426.1MShares 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 | 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 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 $426.1M 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 6.83 | 102.10% | 5,814 | $434.1M |
| 2 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.61 | 0.97% | 5,814 | $4.1M |
| 3 | — | US Dollar | 0.47% | 2,015,793 | $2.0M |
| 4 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 578.52 | -0.31% | -5,814 | $-1301173 |
| 5 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 762.83 | -3.24% | -5,814 | $-13773133 |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.42% | |
| 1W | -0.05% | |
| 1M | +0.20% | |
| 3M | +2.11% | |
| 6M | +8.54% | |
| YTD | +7.56% | |
| 1Y | +11.61% | |
| 3Y | +35.06% | |
| 5Y | +35.06% |
Moving Averages
$40.59
Above 20-Day MA$40.29
Above 50-Day MA$38.80
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$40.74
Current Price
$40.68
52-Week Low
$36.41
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(1660 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.61% | 0.74% |
| AUM | $426.1M | $6.83B | $347.8M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 2.94% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 16.4K | 432.5K | 29.6K |
| Holdings | 5 | 198 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +0.17% | -0.32% | -0.19% |
| 6-Month Return | +5.22% | +8.18% | +4.67% |
| YTD Return | +7.56% | +13.83% | +7.66% |
| 1-Year Return | +8.03% | +27.29% | +8.15% |
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