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FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December

YDECCboeFirst TrustD

$27.96+0.20 (+0.70%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

D31/ 100

Rank 26 of 26 in Developed International Buffer 15%

D31/100Rank 26 of 26inDeveloped International Buffer 15%
Intraday session: up, 78 prints from 27.77 to 27.96. Range 27.91 to 28.03. Use the arrow keys to read each point.27.8027.8527.9028.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.90%
Fund size
$168M
1Y total return
+8.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
3
Avg volume · 30D
9.13K sh
52W range
low $25.70high $28.40
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net YDEC Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

D

Score 31 out of 100

Category
Developed International Buffer 15%⁠
Rank
26 of 26
Six-pillar profile for YDEC. Scores out of 100: Cost 6, Risk 39, Mission not scored, Tradability 56, Holdings 57, Durability 92. Strongest: Durability (92). Weakest: Cost (6). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 31 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    F6 out of 100
    Rank 23 of 26

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D39 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 26

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B56 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 26

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 9

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A92 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 26

Our read on YDEC

ETF.net Research

In short

DMost buffer ETFs babysit the S&P 500. This one points the same machinery overseas: it tracks the price return of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF with the first 15% of losses absorbed and the upside capped, on a one-year clock that resets each December.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks returns matching the price return of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, subject to a 13.03% upside cap and protection against the first 15% of losses during the current outcome period.

Why people hold it

  • Buffers are overwhelmingly a US large-cap product. This is one of a small field aimed at developed international stocks instead.ftportfolios.com
  • The deal is written down, not improvised: 15% of downside absorbed, a cap set at the start of each outcome period, one year at a time.ftportfolios.com
  • December is one of four quarterly start dates in First Trust's international buffer lineup, so staggering entry points across the calendar is easy.ftportfolios.com
  • Live since 2020, so it has real outcome periods behind it rather than a launch-week pitch deck.

Worth knowing

  • Costs 0.90% a year, above the 0.85% on the Innovator international buffers (IJUL, IMAR, ISEP), and it is thinly traded, so spreads can add to the bill.
  • It follows EFA's price return, so index dividends are not passed through. The fund has not been making distributions.
  • Buffer and cap are measured start to finish of the outcome period. Buy partway through and your own downside cushion and upside room differ from the headline terms.ftportfolios.com

YDEC Performance

Launched Dec 18, 2020

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
YDEC$10,818
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. YDEC $10,818. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for YDEC. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodYDEC
Year to date+6.8%
1 month+0.1%
3 months+0.2%
1 year+8.2%
3 yearsper year+10.2%
5 yearsper year+4.9%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for YDEC
YearReturn barYDEC
2026 YTD+6.8%
2025+16.0%
2024−0.8%
2023+14.3%
2022−6.4%
2021+5.3%
2020+0.9%

History from Dec 21, 2020

YDEC in the news

YDEC Dividends

This fund pays no distributions.
No dataLast 12 months
Payout per share
No dataLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

YDEC Risk

Risk pillarD39 out of 100Rank 19 of 26 in Developed International Buffer 15%
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
7.6%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.80
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−23.3%
Trough Sep 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.48
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

YDEC Cost

Compare YDEC and IDJN

Overpaying vs IDJN, tied cheapest in Developed International Buffer 15%

$10,891

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • YDEC 0.90%

    $17,040

  • IDJN 0.30% Tied cheapest

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • YDEC 0.90%
  • IDJN 0.30%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530YDEC $17,040IDJN $6,149

Year by year

YearYDECIDJNOverpaying
10$1,593$545$1,048
20$6,015$2,113$3,902
30$17,040$6,149$10,891

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