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Key Statistics
Previous Close
$36.62Day Range
52-Week Range
Avg Volume
28.6KDividend Yield
—Expense Ratio
0.90%AUM
$699.9MShares Outstanding
19.0METF 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 | 60.56% |
| Communication Services | 12.09% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 10.22% |
| Consumer Defensive | 5.58% |
| Industrials | 5.29% |
| Healthcare | 3.64% |
| Utilities | 1.07% |
| Basic Materials | 0.92% |
| Energy | 0.44% |
| Financial Services | 0.19% |
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 Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - December (the "Fund") is to seek to provide investors with returns (before fees and expenses) that match the price return of the Invesco QQQ Trust SM, Series 1 (the "Underlying ETF"), up to a predetermined upside cap of 18.22% while providing a buffer (before fees and expenses) against the first 10% of Underlying ETF losses, over the period from December 22, 2025 to December 18, 2026.
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The FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - December (QDEC) is an exchange-traded fund issued by First Trust that launched on Dec 18, 2020. It currently manages $699.9M in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.90%. 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 Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 C 6.16 | 103.14% | 10,034 | $724.1M |
| 2 | — | 2026-12-18 Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 P 617.04 | 0.48% | 10,034 | $3.4M |
| 3 | — | US Dollar | 0.37% | 2,583,444 | $2.6M |
| 4 | — | 2026-12-18 Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 P 555.34 | -0.21% | -10,034 | $-1444896 |
| 5 | — | 2026-12-18 Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 C 729.47 | -3.79% | -10,034 | $-26600134 |
Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | +0.59% | |
| 1W | -0.01% | |
| 1M | -0.19% | |
| 3M | +5.50% | |
| 6M | +7.62% | |
| YTD | +12.81% | |
| 1Y | +17.68% | |
| 3Y | +62.23% | |
| 5Y | +61.84% |
Moving Averages
$36.91
Below 20-Day MA$36.47
Above 50-Day MA$34.50
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$37.21
Current Price
$36.84
52-Week Low
$30.62
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 | QDEC | Technology(1582 ETFs) | Buffer(249 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.90% | 0.63% | 0.74% |
| AUM | $699.9M | $6.38B | $354.7M |
| Dividend Yield | — | 2.97% | 14.07% |
| Avg Volume | 28.6K | 496.8K | 31.8K |
| Holdings | 4 | 193 | 13 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | -0.19% | -2.31% | -0.09% |
| 6-Month Return | +5.02% | +3.15% | +3.78% |
| YTD Return | +13.16% | +12.28% | +8.40% |
| 1-Year Return | +11.85% | +9.49% | +7.45% |
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