FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December (GDEC)

Assets	$392.91M
Expense Ratio	0.85%
PE Ratio	n/a
Shares Out	9.58M
Dividend (ttm)	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a
Ex-Dividend Date	n/a
Payout Frequency	n/a
Payout Ratio	n/a

Volume	15,744
Open	41.19
Previous Close	41.14
Day's Range	41.12 - 41.19
52-Week Low	36.36
52-Week High	41.19
Beta	0.42
Holdings	6
Inception Date	Dec 15, 2023

About GDEC

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The FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December (GDEC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in downside hedge alternatives. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. GDEC was launched on Dec 15, 2023 and is issued by First Trust.

• Asset Class: Alternatives
• Category: Defined Outcome
• Region: North America
• Stock Exchange: Cboe BZX
• Ticker Symbol: GDEC
• ETF Provider: First Trust

Top Holdings

Name	Symbol	Weight
Option on SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Dec26	n/a	103.54%
Dreyfus Govt Cm Inst 289	n/a	0.39%
Option on SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Dec26	n/a	0.37%
Cash	n/a	0.00%
Option on SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Dec26	n/a	-0.11%
Option on SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Dec26	n/a	-4.19%

Performance

GDEC had a total return of 12.86% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.71%.

Data Sources: S&P Global Market Intelligence, CBOE, and more

Historical data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Real-time stock price data is provided by CBOE and 15-minute delayed consolidated tape pricing data is provided by Nasdaq UTP. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 12, 2026

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