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Key Statistics
Previous Close
$41.04Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
101.6KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$438.0MShares 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 | 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 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 $438.0M 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 6.83 | 102.76% | 5,911 | $450.7M |
| 2 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.61 | 0.40% | 5,911 | $1.7M |
| 3 | — | US Dollar | 0.39% | 1,729,384 | $1.7M |
| 4 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 578.52 | -0.13% | -5,911 | $-562076 |
| 5 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 762.83 | -3.43% | -5,911 | $-15024934 |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.13% | |
| 1W | +0.32% | |
| 1M | +0.49% | |
| 3M | +3.29% | |
| 6M | +5.69% | |
| YTD | +8.75% | |
| 1Y | +11.70% | |
| 3Y | +36.56% | |
| 5Y | +36.56% |
Moving Averages
$40.98
Above 20-Day MA$40.76
Above 50-Day MA$39.27
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$41.14
Current Price
$41.09
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(1582 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.63% | 0.74% |
| AUM | $438.0M | $6.38B | $354.7M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 2.97% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 101.6K | 496.8K | 31.8K |
| Holdings | 4 | 193 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +0.49% | -2.31% | -0.09% |
| 6-Month Return | +4.61% | +3.15% | +3.78% |
| YTD Return | +8.75% | +12.28% | +8.40% |
| 1-Year Return | +7.91% | +9.49% | +7.45% |
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