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QDECFT CBOE VEST NASDAQ-100 BUFFER ETF - DECEMBER

FT CBOE VEST NASDAQ-100 BUFFER ETF - DECEMBER

$35.95+0.22% today
303652-WK
Price & daily flows
34.933.131.335.95DAILY NET FLOWAug 22Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +10.7% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$356Massets under management
expense ratio
net flow, trailing month
34Kavg daily volume, 30 days
1holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed January 22, 2024 · beta 0.74
Sector weights
Other100%
Rights & Warrants99.09%
Technology50.08%
Communication Services15.59%
Consumer Cyclical12.61%
Healthcare6.42%
Consumer Defensive6.29%
Industrials4.84%
Basic Materials1.62%
Utilities1.24%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Other100%
Cash1.01%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.7%
1 month+2.6%
3 months+1.8%
6 months+11.4%
YTD+10.7%
1 year+19.1%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
10%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
10%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.7%where it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against QDEC

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat QDEC on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
ESMV iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF0.18%$7904.06T−$41K22188103× the assetsHead-to-head
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust0.09%$818.3B+$2.8B2297× the assets · +$2.8B in over the monthHead-to-head
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust0.20%$498.5B+$9.6B1399× the assets · +$9.6B in over the monthHead-to-head
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%$160.6B+$1.9B451× the assets · +$1.9B in over the monthHead-to-head
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF0.03%$97.9B+$245M275× the assets · +$245M in over the monthHead-to-head
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