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FDECFT CBOE VEST US EQUITY BUFFER ETF - DECEMBER

FT CBOE VEST US EQUITY BUFFER ETF - DECEMBER

$56.56+0.30% vs prior close
495752-WK

Price through Oct 6, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 6, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

Price & daily flows
54.952.650.456.56DAILY NET FLOWOct 6Feb 4Jun 4Oct 6

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +10.5% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$722Massets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
15Kavg daily volume, 30 days
1holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed December 29, 2023 · beta 0.57
Sector weights
Rights & Warrants99.05%
Technology32.61%
Financial Services12.64%
Healthcare11.89%
Consumer Cyclical10.18%
Communication Services8.85%
Industrials7.59%
Consumer Defensive5.79%
Energy3.69%
Utilities2.48%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Other100%
United States0.99%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.9%
1 month+1.1%
3 months+3.4%
6 months+13.0%
YTD+10.5%
1 year+14.5%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
6%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
8%realized volatility, 1 year
-5.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
at peaklatest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against FDEC

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FDEC on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
HEFA iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF0.35%$7.5B+$81M10× the assets · +$81M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPLV Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF0.25%$6.9B+$254M10× the assets · +$254M in over the monthHead-to-head
HELO JPMorgan Hedged Equity Laddered Overlay ETF0.50%$4.9B+$45M7× the assets · +$45M in over the monthHead-to-head
ACWV iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF0.20%$3.3B+$113K5× the assets · +$113K in over the monthHead-to-head
SPHD Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF0.30%$3.1B+$63M4× the assets · +$63M in over the monthHead-to-head
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