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Key Statistics
Previous Close
$48.91Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
8.9KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$431.1MShares 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 $431.1M 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 | 102.90% | 5,827 | $444.3M |
| 2 | — | US Dollar | 0.40% | 1,743,787 | $1.7M |
| 3 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 646.56 | 0.26% | 5,827 | $1.1M |
| 4 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 476.41 | -0.05% | -5,827 | $-204877 |
| 5 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 761.99 | -3.51% | -5,827 | $-15160280 |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.20% | |
| 1W | +0.23% | |
| 1M | +0.48% | |
| 3M | +3.33% | |
| 6M | +5.73% | |
| YTD | +8.51% | |
| 1Y | +11.59% | |
| 3Y | +47.52% | |
| 5Y | +51.30% |
Moving Averages
$48.82
Above 20-Day MA$48.54
Above 50-Day MA$46.76
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$49.01
Current Price
$49.01
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(1582 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.63% | 0.74% |
| AUM | $431.1M | $6.38B | $354.7M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 2.97% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 8.9K | 496.8K | 31.8K |
| Holdings | 4 | 193 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +0.48% | -2.31% | -0.09% |
| 6-Month Return | +4.64% | +3.15% | +3.78% |
| YTD Return | +8.58% | +12.28% | +8.40% |
| 1-Year Return | +7.72% | +9.49% | +7.45% |
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