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GDEC VOO \n Expense ratio 0.85% 0.03% \n Net assets, GDEC as of Oct 27, 2026 and VOO as of Sep 30, 2026 $429m $1.0tn \n Total return, 1 year +10.8% +13.7% \n What it tracks SPY S&P ","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, GDEC against VOO, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/gdec-vs-voo","a":{"ticker":"GDEC","name":"FT Vest U.S. Equity Moderate Buffer ETF - December","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Since Dec 22, 2025, GDEC returned 9.2%, against SPY's 13.5% price return. It can gain 1.9% more before its cap.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/gdec","key_facts":[{"label":"Can still gain from today\u2019s fund price","value":"1.9%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Fall before the buffer from today\u2019s fund price","value":"9.2%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Protection left, index points","value":"15.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Days to reset","value":"51","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$429m","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.85%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"issuer page, Oct 28, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"VOO","name":"Vanguard S&P 500 ETF","issuer":"Vanguard","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"VOO tracks the S&P 500 and returned +13.7% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/voo","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+13.7%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.03%","as_of":"2026-04-28","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"507","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22120.9%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.2%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 28, 2026","value":"$1.8226","as_of":"2026-09-28","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1.0tn","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/gdec-vs-voo"}