Performance analysis of BUFD (FT VEST LADDERED DEEP BUFFER ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, BUFD has had an average annual return of +11.05%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.
Over the past 5 years, BUFD has had an average annual return of +7.48%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.55% annual.
Since Jan 21, 2021, BUFD has had an average annual return of +7.39%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.26% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.38% | +10.66% | +12.42% | +15.41% | -7.70% | +5.97% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.67% | +0.14% | -1.65% | +4.24% | +1.75% | +0.07% | +0.14% | +5.38% | |||||
| 2025 | +1.49% | -0.38% | -3.30% | -0.77% | +4.04% | +3.10% | +1.21% | +1.26% | +1.54% | +0.79% | +0.71% | +0.65% | +10.66% |
| 2024 | +0.88% | +2.05% | +0.95% | -0.72% | +2.35% | +1.46% | +0.65% | +1.43% | +0.85% | -0.16% | +2.68% | -0.59% | +12.42% |
| 2023 | +2.80% | -1.19% | +2.25% | +0.77% | +0.79% | +3.81% | +1.67% | -0.46% | -2.52% | -1.41% | +6.01% | +2.21% | +15.41% |
| 2022 | -1.41% | -0.60% | +1.61% | -4.15% | -0.58% | -3.36% | +2.76% | -1.34% | -3.53% | +2.77% | +2.24% | -2.04% | -7.70% |
| 2021 | -1.25% | +1.03% | +1.67% | +0.82% | +0.17% | +0.77% | +0.17% | +0.70% | -0.72% | +1.54% | -0.51% | +1.47% | +5.97% |
Drawdown analysis of BUFD (FT VEST LADDERED DEEP BUFFER ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the BUFD was -10.75%, occurring on Oct 12, 2022. Recovery took 179 trading sessions.
The current BUFD drawdown is -0.50%.
Since Jan 21, 2021 BUFD has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 2 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -10.75% | Mar 29, 2022 | 136 | Oct 12, 2022 | 179 | Jun 30, 2023 | 315 |
| -10.15% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 45 | Jun 12, 2025 | 79 |
| -5.48% | Jul 31, 2023 | 63 | Oct 27, 2023 | 12 | Nov 14, 2023 | 75 |
| -4.46% | Jan 4, 2022 | 43 | Mar 8, 2022 | 15 | Mar 29, 2022 | 58 |
| -3.43% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 9 | Apr 13, 2026 | 32 |
| -3.34% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 9 | Aug 16, 2024 | 23 |
| -1.73% | Mar 27, 2024 | 16 | Apr 19, 2024 | 11 | May 6, 2024 | 27 |
| -1.65% | Oct 27, 2025 | 18 | Nov 20, 2025 | 4 | Nov 26, 2025 | 22 |
| -1.61% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 6 | Sep 16, 2024 | 10 |
| -1.52% | Dec 11, 2024 | 5 | Dec 18, 2024 | 5 | Dec 26, 2024 | 10 |
| -1.44% | Nov 16, 2021 | 12 | Dec 3, 2021 | 5 | Dec 10, 2021 | 17 |
| -1.41% | Jun 1, 2026 | 7 | Jun 10, 2026 | 3 | Jun 15, 2026 | 10 |
| -1.40% | Dec 26, 2024 | 9 | Jan 10, 2025 | 6 | Jan 21, 2025 | 15 |
| -1.25% | Jan 21, 2021 | 4 | Jan 27, 2021 | 8 | Feb 8, 2021 | 12 |
| -1.20% | Sep 7, 2021 | 19 | Oct 4, 2021 | 11 | Oct 19, 2021 | 30 |
| -1.11% | May 6, 2021 | 4 | May 12, 2021 | 8 | May 24, 2021 | 12 |
| -1.10% | Feb 24, 2021 | 6 | Mar 4, 2021 | 5 | Mar 11, 2021 | 11 |
| -1.07% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.05% | Dec 28, 2023 | 4 | Jan 4, 2024 | 4 | Jan 10, 2024 | 8 |
| -1.03% | Oct 21, 2024 | 8 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 12 |
| -1.02% | Jan 27, 2026 | 7 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2 | Feb 9, 2026 | 9 |
| -1.00% | Jul 25, 2025 | 5 | Aug 1, 2025 | 5 | Aug 8, 2025 | 10 |
| -0.95% | Jan 9, 2026 | 6 | Jan 20, 2026 | 4 | Jan 26, 2026 | 10 |
| -0.91% | Aug 16, 2021 | 2 | Aug 18, 2021 | 13 | Sep 7, 2021 | 15 |
| -0.86% | Jul 13, 2021 | 4 | Jul 19, 2021 | 5 | Jul 26, 2021 | 9 |