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Key Statistics
Previous Close
$40.55Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
32.0KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$438.1MShares 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 | 36.62% |
| Financial Services | 12.47% |
| Communication Services | 9.95% |
| Healthcare | 9.52% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 9.12% |
| Industrials | 8.19% |
| Consumer Defensive | 4.85% |
| Energy | 3.39% |
| Utilities | 2.23% |
| Real Estate | 1.97% |
| Basic Materials | 1.70% |
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 $438.1M 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 | 98.49% | 5,981 | $449.7M |
| 2 | — | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.61 | 1.00% | 5,981 | $4.6M |
| 3 | — | US Dollar | 0.51% | 2,318,449 | $2.3M |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | -0.07% | |
| 1W | +0.05% | |
| 1M | +1.67% | |
| 3M | +2.04% | |
| 6M | +6.69% | |
| YTD | +7.14% | |
| 1Y | +12.21% | |
| 3Y | +34.53% | |
| 5Y | +34.53% |
Moving Averages
$40.41
Above 20-Day MA$40.06
Above 50-Day MA$38.58
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$40.61
Current Price
$40.52
52-Week Low
$35.97
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(1499 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.60% | 0.74% |
| AUM | $438.1M | $7.66B | $340.4M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 3.03% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 32.0K | 588.2K | 26.2K |
| Holdings | 5 | 215 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +1.02% | +4.68% | +1.37% |
| 6-Month Return | +6.71% | +12.96% | +6.06% |
| YTD Return | +7.22% | +13.86% | +7.59% |
| 1-Year Return | +8.15% | +12.60% | +8.13% |
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