GDECFT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December
Seeks to provide investors with returns while offering a buffer against the first 15% of Underlying ETF losses.
By First Trust · Launched 2023
Annual Cost
0.85%
#4,678 of 6,040 · expensive
Fund Size
$428M
#1,786 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+11.4%
Track Record
2 years
#3,280 of 6,040 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,140+11.4%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 104.3% of fundconcentrated
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 12 C6.83
61.5%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 12 C6.83
18.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 12 C6.83
15.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 12 P680.61
3.4%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 12 C6.83
2.6%
Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds
1.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 12 P680.61
1.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 12 P680.61
0.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 12 P680.61
0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 12 C762.83
-0.1%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.3%
Cash
0.7%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
5.8%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-10.6%Mild
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable
Needs 3+ years of history
Sortino (3Y)
Not yet
Needs 3+ years of history
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to provide investors with returns while offering a buffer against the first 15% of Underlying ETF losses.
- Strategy
- Invests substantially all assets in FLEX Options referencing the SPDR S&P 500 ETF to provide a buffer against the first 15% of losses and a cap of 12.08% on returns. The strategy targets specific outcomes based on the Underlying ETF's performance over a one-year period.
- Inception date
- December 15, 2023
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-09-18