About this ETF
The FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December aims to provide investors with a stable income stream, projected at approximately 7.08% annually before fees and expenses. This objective also includes offering protection against the first 10% of any losses in the underlying ETF, likewise prior to expenses, over the specified duration from December 22, 2025, to December 18, 2026.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 10, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | 0.00% | 0.00% | +1.10% | +0.53% | +0.07% | — | — | — | +0.26% |
| Total return | 0.00% | +0.53% | +3.23% | +4.30% | +5.53% | — | — | — | +6.47% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.85% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $85.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 7 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF… | — | 112.96% | 331 | $25.7M |
| 2 | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 | — | 1.02% | 234.00K | $232.8K |
| 3 | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 | — | 0.51% | 117.00K | $116.8K |
| 4 | US Dollar | — | 0.42% | 96.35K | $96.4K |
| 5 | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF… | — | 0.40% | 331 | $89.8K |
| 6 | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF… | — | -0.17% | -331 | -$39.0K |
| 7 | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF… | — | -15.14% | -331 | -$3.4M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 6.26% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.8969 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Oct 01, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1562 (Oct 02, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -4.01% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 01, 2026 | Oct 01, 2026 | Oct 02, 2026 | $0.1562 |
| Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 02, 2026 | $0.1562 |
| Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 04, 2026 | $0.1562 |
| Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 02, 2026 | $0.1562 |
| Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 02, 2026 | $0.1562 |
| May 01, 2026 | May 01, 2026 | May 04, 2026 | $0.1562 |
| Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 02, 2026 | $0.1562 |
| Mar 02, 2026 | Mar 02, 2026 | Mar 03, 2026 | $0.1562 |
| Feb 02, 2026 | Feb 02, 2026 | Feb 03, 2026 | $0.1562 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 22, 2025 | $0.1637 |
| Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 02, 2025 | $0.1637 |
| Nov 03, 2025 | Nov 03, 2025 | Nov 04, 2025 | $0.1637 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 2.97% / 4.84% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.606 / 0.533 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -2.42% / -6.57% | Sortino 1Y | 0.932 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.252 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.739 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 1.93% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Oct 11, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 841 | Average volume | 3.32K |
| AUM | $22.7M | Premium/Discount | +0.08% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV: an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$2.4K | -0.01% | $22.7M → $22.7M |
| 1 Month | $2.6K | +0.01% | $22.7M → $22.7M |
| 1 Week | $3.2K | +0.01% | $22.7M → $22.7M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source; review them before investing.
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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