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FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December (YDEC)

Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
28.26 USD -0.02 (-0.066%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 3:53 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 28.26

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:55 a.m. EDT

The moderate buffer ETF shows a stable, flat trading range near its 52-week highs, with recent price action hovering tightly around $28.20. This consolidation suggests a lack of immediate explosive momentum, rendering it a neutral hold for the near term rather than a high-conviction entry. While the underlying business quality appears sound—backed by four years of cumulative gains and a streak of positive annual returns—the instrument offers no income stream whatsoever. With no dividend history to speak of, this vehicle serves purely as a capital appreciation play, which limits its appeal for investors seeking yield or defensive income characteristics.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.004095
AutoARIMA0.005146
AutoETS0.006651
MSTL0.007190

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 76%
H-stat 1.10
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.296
Excess Kurtosis 1.04
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 18.57

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 28.4
All Time Low 16.88
Ask 28.29
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 6,040
Average Daily Volume3 Month 9,383
Average Volume 9,383
Average Volume10Days 6,040
Beta3 Year 0.48
Bid 28.22
Bid Size 100
Category Defined Outcome
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 28.31
Day Low 28.221
Dividend Yield 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.5211328
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 27.81574
Fifty Day Average Change 0.43925858
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.015791727
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 11.367571
Fifty Two Week High 28.4
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.14500046
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.00510565
Fifty Two Week Low 25.28
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.9749985
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1176819
Fifty Two Week Range 25.28 - 28.4
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,608,561,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.053418998
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fullday Change -0.0187016
Fullday Change Percent -0.0661447
Fullday Price 28.255
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,608,249,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest substantially all of its assets in FLexible EXchange® Options ("FLEX Options") that reference the price performance of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (the "Underlying ETF"). FLEX Options are customized equity or index option contracts that trade on an exchange, but provide investors with the ability to customize key contract terms like exercise prices, styles and expiration dates. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF – December
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_689627844
Nav Price 28.33
Net Assets 164,432,352.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.9
Open 28.27
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 28.255
Post Market Time 1,787,947,496
Previous Close 28.2737
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0187016
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0661447
Regular Market Day High 28.31
Regular Market Day Low 28.221
Regular Market Day Range 28.221 - 28.31
Regular Market Open 28.27
Regular Market Previous Close 28.2737
Regular Market Price 28.255
Regular Market Time 1,787,946,791
Regular Market Volume 3,383
Short Name FT Vest International Equity Mo
Source Interval 15
Symbol YDEC
Three Year Average Return 0.097612
Total Assets 164,432,352
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 18.574972
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 3.49053
Trailing Three Month Returns 3.49053
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 26.95222
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.3027782
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.048336584
Type Disp ETF
Volume 3,383
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return 6.45531