YDEC FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December

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About

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

No description available.

Exchange
BATS
Inception
2020-12-18
Has Options
No
Fund profile
holdings as of Oct 20, 2026issuer datathrough May 2026flows, SEC filings
Defined-outcome fund. The stated cap and buffer apply only from the first day of the outcome period to its last; buying in between gives different terms. See what is left in the ETF lab.
Expense ratio
0.90%
prospectus, filed Dec 29, 2025
Assets
$166M
issuer-reported, Oct 20, 2026
Trailing yield
—
Average daily volume
$288K
30 sessions
Holdings
5
top 10 are 100.5%
Listed
Dec 18, 2020
Cboe BZX
Net asset value
$27.87
issuer, Oct 20, 2026
Closure risk, 12 months
2.7%
low: trading volume · model
FrenzyCap ETF score
15
how it is built
Cost6
Liquidity15
Scale45
Diversification0
Outcome period, decoded from the options in the fund's Oct 20, 2026 holdings (issuer data)
Reference asset
EFA
period ends Dec 18, 2026 (57 days)
Cap, full period
13.0%
before fees
Buffer, full period
15.0%
first losses absorbed
Reference since start
+9.0%
$104.06 on Oct 21, 2026
Upside left to the cap
3.7%
for a buyer today
Drop before the buffer starts
8.3%
unprotected from here

Moves with. US large-cap stocks (50% of its variance, beta 0.40); Developed markets ex-US over US (26% of its variance, beta 0.38); Long Treasuries (3% of its variance, beta 0.06). These factors explain 84% of its daily moves over the last year.

Stated objective. "The investment objective of the FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF December (the Fund ) is to seek to provide investors with returns (before fees and expenses) that match the price return of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (the ""Underlying ETF"" ), up to a predetermined upside cap of 13.03% while providing a buffer (before fees and expenses) against the first 15% of Underlying ETF losses, over the period from December 22, 2025 through December 18, 2026." (from the fund's prospectus)

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Fund flows
through May 2026SEC filings
May 2026
+$1.4M
latest reported month
Latest 3 months
+$13M
+8.4% of assets
Latest 12 months
+$66M
+41.3% of assets
Jun 2025: −$6.2M−$6.2MJul 2025: −$2.5MJulAug 2025: $0Sep 2025: −$7KSepOct 2025: −$1.3MNov 2025: −$1.3MNovDec 2025: +$18MJan 2026: +$41M+$41MJanFeb 2026: +$4.1MMar 2026: +$7.9MMarApr 2026: +$4.0MMay 2026: +$1.4MMay
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Net flows of YDEC by month, Jun 2025 to May 2026
MonthNet flow
May 2026+$1.4M
Apr 2026+$4.0M
Mar 2026+$7.9M
Feb 2026+$4.1M
Jan 2026+$41M
Dec 2025+$18M
Nov 2025−$1.3M
Oct 2025−$1.3M
Sep 2025−$7K
Aug 2025$0
Jul 2025−$2.5M
Jun 2025−$6.2M

Net creations and redemptions from the fund's SEC filings, which become public about 60 days after each quarter. Every month since 66 months ago

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Under the hood
fiscal year to Aug 31, 2025SEC census
Authorized participants
4 active
of 22 with agreements; top 3 did 99%
Created · redeemed
$86M · $84M
over the fiscal year
Redemptions in kind
0%
creations 0% in kind
Creation unit
50,000
shares
Securities lending
authorized, none lent
Diversification status
Non-diversified
may concentrate in fewer issuers

From the fund's annual census filing with the SEC. In-kind redemptions are what let an ETF shed appreciated securities without realising gains.

ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-10-20
Holdings
5
AUM
$165.9M
Provider
First Trust
Inception
2020-12-18
Exchange
BATS
Data As Of
2026-10-20
Expense Ratio
0.90%
Dividend Yield
—
Distribution
—
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 5 of 5 holdings
Symbol Name Weight % Asset Class Country
— 2026-12-18 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF C 0.95 99.80% Derivative —
— 2026-12-18 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF P 95.46 0.66% Derivative —
— US Dollar 0.45% Cash/Money Market —
— 2026-12-18 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF P 81.14 -0.19% Derivative —
— 2026-12-18 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF C 107.90 -0.71% Derivative —
Non-Equity Breakdown
FT Vest International Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December · NPORT-P period 2026-05-31 (filed 2026-07-22)
Net assets: $159M · 13 total positions · equity 0.00% · non-equity 100.07%
Non-equity holdings — 13 positions, 100.07% of NAV
Category Weight Value Positions
Derivative (equity) 99.25% $157.5M 12
Short-term investment 0.82% $1.3M 1
Chart
Seasonality
Month'21'22'23'24'25'26Avg
Jan-1.37%-2.49%6.24%0.35%3.08%1.92%1.29%
Feb1.26%-2.94%-2.39%1.23%2.29%1.41%0.14%
Mar0.80%1.86%1.81%1.51%-0.20%-2.74%0.51%
Apr0.88%-4.87%1.63%-1.62%1.84%2.15%0.00%
May1.40%1.97%-2.70%3.49%2.55%1.54%1.38%
Jun-0.48%-5.30%2.45%-1.40%0.93%0.66%-0.52%
Jul0.39%3.86%1.87%1.95%-0.08%1.53%1.59%
Aug0.76%-4.15%-2.24%4.72%1.80%1.16%0.34%
Sep-2.60%-7.03%-3.32%1.84%1.13%-1.08%-1.84%
Oct2.41%3.30%-1.45%-3.69%0.51%0.61%*0.28%
Nov-5.07%11.08%6.12%-1.28%0.48%--2.27%
Dec1.84%-1.84%3.03%-3.97%0.81%---0.03%
Total-0.03%-7.68%10.96%2.76%16.17%7.28%4.91%
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $27.86
SMA 50: $28.06
SMA 200: $27.34
Current: $27.83
EMA 12: $27.86
EMA 26: $27.91
MACD: -0.0508 | Signal: 0.0152
BEARISH
ADX (14): 13.26
RANGE
+DI: 32.27
−DI: 31.12

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 47.08
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 65.38
Stoch %D: 59.74
Williams %R: -48.08

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $28.10
BB Lower: $27.62
NEUTRAL
OBV: 782,261
Vol SMA 20: 10,142
Vol ROC: -63.12%
ATR: $0.17
True Range: $0.13
HV 20: 8.1%
HV 30: 7.7%
HV 60: 6.3%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-10-23T00:00:00 – 2026-10-21T00:00:00
AI Analysis

LLM Stock Analysis Report: YDEC

Executive Summary

Overall assessment: NEUTRAL (confidence level: 6)

Key drivers:

  • Technical signals indicate a neutral trend, with RSI in the middle range
  • Volatility is low, suggesting limited market movement
  • No recent news headlines available for analysis

Primary risks:

  • Lack of catalysts or significant market-moving events
  • Limited upside potential due to neutral technical trends

Investment thesis: YDEC presents an attractive opportunity for investors seeking a stable, low-volatility stock with minimal market impact. While there are no immediate catalysts driving the price, YDEC's historical stability and relatively low beta make it an attractive choice for risk-averse investors.

Recent news sentiment impact: Neutral, as there is no recent news available for analysis.

Technical Analysis

Trend Direction:

  • Short-term: NEUTRAL (1-4 weeks)
  • Medium-term: NEUTRAL (1-3 months)
  • Long-term: BULLISH (3-12 months)

Support/Resistance Levels: Upper: $25.80 Middle: $25.68 Lower: $25.56

Momentum Signals:

  • RSI interpretation: Neutral (61.56), indicating no significant momentum signals.
  • MACD signal: Bullish, with a histogram value of 0.06.

Volume Analysis: Volume SMA 20: 4527.05 On-Balance Volume (OBV): 788378.00 Volume Rate of Change: -18.92%

News & Sentiment Analysis

Recent Headlines Summary: No recent news available for analysis.

Sentiment Assessment: Neutral, as there is no recent news to analyze.

Catalyst Identification: None identified at this time.

Market Narrative: The lack of recent news and neutral technical trends suggest a stable market with limited volatility.

Risk & Volatility Assessment

Risk:

  • Beta: 0.34 (vs SPY), indicating relatively low risk.
  • Alpha: 0.01, suggesting minimal market impact.
  • Correlation: 0.70, implying moderate correlation with the broader market.

Volatility Regime: Stock Volatility: 0.10, indicating low volatility.

Options Market Signals:

  • IV rank: Not applicable
  • Put/call ratios: Not applicable
  • Unusual activity: None identified

Downside Protection: Support levels and risk management considerations:

Market Context & Positioning

Sector Performance: Relative strength vs sector/market: Neutral.

Institutional Activity: Volume patterns suggesting institutional interest: Low.

Correlation Analysis: How stock moves relative to market (R-squared interpretation): 0.70, indicating moderate correlation.

Relative Valuation: Position within trading range:

Key Levels & Action Items

Critical Price Levels: Support/resistance to monitor:

  • $25.68 (SMA 20)
  • $25.56 (SMA 50)

Breakout/Breakdown Levels: Technical levels that could trigger significant moves:

  • None identified at this time.

Time-Sensitive Catalysts: Earnings dates, FDA approvals, product launches: None scheduled.

Risk Management: Stop-loss levels and position sizing considerations:

Recommendation: YDEC presents a stable investment opportunity for risk-averse investors. Given the lack of catalysts or market-moving events, it is essential to monitor volume and technical trends while maintaining a stop-loss order.

Generated

YDEC Options Activity & IV Rank

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Spread Scanner GPU

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis

Risk Metrics

Beta: 0.4334
Alpha: 1.64%
Correlation: 0.7349
R-Squared: 54.0%
Stock Volatility: 7.5%
Market Volatility: 12.7%

Analysis Details

Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
Beta & Alpha Over Time

YDEC Institutional Ownership (13F)

Latest filings — 2026-09-30

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

63 filers3,203,397 shares$87.46M value
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 OGOREK ANTHONY JOSEPH /NY/ /ADV 798,972 $22.01M 25.16% — 2026-06-30
2 Luken Investment Analytics, LLC 576,492 $15.88M 18.16% — 2026-06-30
3 COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 273,185 $7.52M 8.60% — 2026-06-30
4 Cetera Investment Advisers Custodian 242,756 $6.69M 7.65% — 2026-06-30
5 US BANCORP \DE\ Custodian 167,620 $4.62M 5.28% — 2026-06-30
6 LPL Financial LLC Custodian 146,895 $4.05M 4.63% — 2026-06-30
7 Raymond James Financial, Inc. Custodian 117,565 $3.24M 3.70% — 2026-06-30
8 Susquehanna International Group, LLP Custodian 104,579 $2.88M 3.29% — 2026-06-30
9 OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. Custodian 71,930 $1.98M 2.27% — 2026-06-30
10 Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. 64,885 $1.79M 2.04% — 2026-06-30
11 Corient Private Wealth LP 42,386 $1.17M 1.33% — 2026-06-30
12 1776 Wealth LLC 40,304 $1.11M 1.27% — 2026-06-30
13 OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC 32,784 $903.03K 1.03% — 2026-06-30
14 NorthCrest Asset Manangement, LLC 28,383 $785.90K 0.90% — 2026-09-30
15 BFI Wealth Solutions, LLC 27,206 $757.69K 0.87% — 2026-09-30
16 Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 27,091 $746.22K 0.85% — 2026-06-30
17 HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 26,460 $728.84K 0.83% — 2026-06-30
18 Jane Street Group, LLC Custodian 19,370 $533.54K 0.61% — 2026-06-30
19 Anfield Capital Management, LLC 20,117 $529.08K 0.60% — 2026-03-31
20 Mission Financial Group, LLC 18,847 $519.15K 0.59% — 2026-06-30
21 DHJJ Financial Advisors, Ltd. 18,348 $505.39K 0.58% — 2026-06-30
22 PARK AVENUE SECURITIES LLC 17,745 $489.00K 0.56% — 2026-06-30
23 KESTRA PRIVATE WEALTH SERVICES, LLC 17,650 $486.17K 0.56% — 2026-06-30
24 Goldman Sachs Group Inc Custodian 15,771 $434.41K 0.50% — 2026-06-30
25 Avidian Wealth Enterprises, LLC 15,371 $428.08K 0.49% — 2026-09-30
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Constituent Performance

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Constituents
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