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Returns	Today	1W	1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y	Max
Total return	−0.1%	0.0%	−0.9%	+0.6%	+7.8%	+10.4%	—	—	+35.4%
Peer average	−0.2%	−0.2%	+94.7%	+98.6%	+7.4%	+9.3%	+44.2%	+51.2%	—
S&P 500 · VOO	−0.3%	−0.6%	−3.6%	−2.7%	+10.9%	+13.1%	+79.3%	+74.2%	—

How It Compares

GDEC

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December’s Peers

Today


BUFR	First TrustRead Desk	0.10%	−0.2%	+10.9%	$11.0B
BUFD	First TrustRead Desk	0.10%	−0.2%	+9.1%	$2.2B
BUFQ	First TrustRead Desk	0.10%	−0.5%	+10.5%	$1.7B
FJAN	First TrustRead Desk	0.85%	−0.2%	+11.6%	$1.5B
FMAY	First TrustRead Desk	0.85%	−0.2%	+8.5%	$1.5B
GDEC	First TrustThis fundRead Desk	0.85%	−0.1%	+10.4%	$424M

Buffer peers · Today’s and past-year returns · as of Nov 11, 2026 · sorted by AUM

Head to Head

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BUFR vs GDEC

YTD

BUFRFirst Trust · BufferGDECFirst Trust · Buffer

Year to date

+8.7%

+7.8%

BUFR wins+0.9 pts

Past year

+10.9%

+10.4%

BUFR wins+0.5 pts

Fee

0.10%

0.85%

BUFR winslower fee

Yield

0.0%

Level

GDEC vs VOO

YTD

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

+7.8%

VOO · S&P 500

+10.9%

Gap

3.1 pts

GDEC

Sharpe & Sortino vs Peers

Fund	Sharpe	Sortino	Volatility	Max DD	Beta	Fee / $10k
GDEC	0.98	1.43	6.4%	−4.8%	0.44	$85
BUFR	0.89	1.26	7.5%	−4.6%	0.54	$10
FJAN	0.88	1.27	8.2%	−5.9%	0.58	$85
BUFD	0.84	1.21	5.9%	−3.4%	0.41	$10
FAUG	0.68	0.95	8.0%	−5.3%	0.55	$85
BUFQ	0.54	0.76	10.8%	−8.2%	0.72	$10
FMAY	0.52	0.72	8.1%	−4.2%	0.56	$85

Sharpe = (return − 3.8% cash) ÷ volatility · Sortino uses downside volatility only

GDEC

Trading

Today

−0.27%below its holdings’ value

Close$40.78

NAV$40.89

Fee per $10,000$85 a year

Avg. volume 30D65K shares

Premium / discount history starts once daily NAV is saved

Close vs net asset value, Nov 10

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FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December

How It Compares

FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December’s Peers

Head to Head

BUFR vs GDEC

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$10,000 in GDEC

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