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Key Statistics
Previous Close
$39.37Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
12.0KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$432.0MShares 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 | 33.16% |
| Financial Services | 12.45% |
| Communication Services | 10.32% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 9.97% |
| Healthcare | 9.56% |
| Industrials | 8.43% |
| Consumer Defensive | 5.41% |
| Energy | 4.18% |
| Utilities | 2.62% |
| Real Estate | 1.98% |
| Basic Materials | 1.93% |
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 $432.0M 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 | 96.19% | 0 | $431.8M |
| 2 | 4SPY 261218P00680610 | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.61 | 3.08% | 0 | $13.8M |
| 3 | $USD | US Dollar | 0.73% | 0 | $3.3M |
| 4 | 4SPY 261218P00578520 | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 578.52 | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
| 5 | 4SPY 261218C00762830 | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 762.83 | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.14% | |
| 1W | +0.74% | |
| 1M | +3.20% | |
| 3M | +4.09% | |
| 6M | +6.54% | |
| YTD | +4.23% | |
| 1Y | +15.87% | |
| 3Y | +30.88% | |
| 5Y | +30.88% |
Moving Averages
$38.97
Above 20-Day MA$38.05
Above 50-Day MA$37.29
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$39.42
Current Price
$39.42
52-Week Low
$33.72
Current Yield
—
Annual Dividend
—
Frequency
—
Last Ex-Date
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Dividends
No dividend data available for this ETF.
Category Comparison
| Metric | GDEC | Technology(1407 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.64% | 0.77% |
| AUM | $432.0M | $6.99B | $315.9M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 2.86% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 12.0K | 602.7K | 42.6K |
| Holdings | 5 | 203 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +3.05% | +12.01% | +2.47% |
| 6-Month Return | +6.58% | +12.17% | +6.00% |
| YTD Return | +4.09% | +13.99% | +4.27% |
| 1-Year Return | +18.14% | +40.85% | +16.65% |
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