First TrustDefined OutcomeQDEC · Cboe BZX

FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - December (QDEC)

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Price: $36.23; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $702.8M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.90%; Category 0.76%
Yield: 0.00%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 18.2%+7.9%; Category 10.2%
3Y CAGR: 16.7%+4.0%; Category 12.7%
5Y CAGR: 10.1%+1.3%; Category 8.8%

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FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - December

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

Standard deviation: —
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Sharpe ratio: —
Sortino ratio: —
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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	+0.5%	+2.7%	+13.7%	+11.4%	+18.2%	+16.7%	+10.1%	—	+11.1%
Defined Outcome average	0.0%	2.2%	8.0%	7.3%	10.2%	12.7%	8.8%	—	9.0%
Difference	+0.5%	+0.5%	+5.7%	+4.0%	+7.9%	+4.0%	+1.3%	—	+2.1%

Holdings

Allocation as last published by the fund.

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Technology58.9%
Communication services12.9%
Consumer discretionary11.2%
Consumer staples6.2%
Health care4.0%
Industrials3.9%
Utilities1.1%
Materials1.0%
Energy0.5%
Financial services0.2%

Asset mix

Stocks99.4%
Cash0.6%

ETF details

Issuer: First Trust
Category: Alternatives · Defined Outcome
Ticker: QDEC
Exchange: Cboe BZX
Inception: 18 Dec 2020 (5.7 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.90% (category 0.76%)
Holdings turnover: 0% (category 4%)
Distribution yield: 0.00%
Beta, 3 years: 0.61
Total net assets: $702.8M

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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