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Key Statistics
Previous Close
$38.86Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
46.2KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.85%AUM
$425.8MShares 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 $425.8M 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 | 95.71% | 0 | $425.9M |
| 2 | 4SPY 261218P00680610 | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.61 | 3.50% | 0 | $15.6M |
| 3 | $USD | US Dollar | 0.80% | 0 | $3.5M |
| 4 | 4SPY 261218C00762830 | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 762.83 | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
| 5 | 4SPY 261218P00578520 | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 578.52 | 0.00% | 0 | $0 |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | -0.04% | |
| 1W | +0.48% | |
| 1M | +6.69% | |
| 3M | +1.86% | |
| 6M | +4.87% | |
| YTD | +2.71% | |
| 1Y | +17.89% | |
| 3Y | +28.97% | |
| 5Y | +28.97% |
Moving Averages
$38.22
Above 20-Day MA$37.82
Above 50-Day MA$37.10
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$38.92
Current Price
$38.84
52-Week Low
$32.95
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(1414 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | 0.67% | 0.77% |
| AUM | $425.8M | $6.79B | $311.8M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 2.97% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 46.2K | 574.9K | 29.6K |
| Holdings | 5 | 200 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | +6.35% | +12.36% | +5.50% |
| 6-Month Return | +5.06% | +4.39% | +4.25% |
| YTD Return | +2.75% | +6.06% | +3.03% |
| 1-Year Return | +18.37% | +34.53% | +16.90% |
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