Performance analysis of BUFG (FT VEST BUFFERED ALLOCATION GROWTH ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, BUFG has had an average annual return of +14.44%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Since Oct 27, 2021, BUFG has had an average annual return of +8.76%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.36% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6.72% | +12.33% | +15.14% | +18.48% | -11.61% | +1.80% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.87% | -0.25% | -3.00% | +6.59% | +2.34% | +0.24% | +6.72% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.83% | -0.60% | -4.08% | -0.54% | +4.56% | +3.24% | +1.68% | +1.65% | +2.05% | +0.81% | +0.67% | +0.66% | +12.33% |
| 2024 | +1.28% | +2.73% | +1.72% | -2.07% | +3.48% | +1.66% | +0.73% | +1.93% | +1.22% | -0.75% | +3.54% | -1.11% | +15.14% |
| 2023 | +4.45% | -1.32% | +2.36% | +1.33% | +0.54% | +4.54% | +2.58% | -1.36% | -3.67% | -1.43% | +6.71% | +2.85% | +18.48% |
| 2022 | -2.85% | -1.78% | +2.28% | -6.20% | +0.59% | -5.66% | +6.17% | -2.94% | -7.25% | +6.40% | +3.74% | -3.55% | -11.61% |
| 2021 | +0.55% | -1.19% | +2.47% | +1.80% |
Drawdown analysis of BUFG (FT VEST BUFFERED ALLOCATION GROWTH ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the BUFG was -17.62%, occurring on Oct 12, 2022. Recovery took 187 trading sessions.
Since Oct 27, 2021 BUFG has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 2 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -17.62% | Jan 4, 2022 | 194 | Oct 12, 2022 | 187 | Jul 13, 2023 | 381 |
| -13.20% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 53 | Jun 25, 2025 | 87 |
| -7.82% | Jul 28, 2023 | 63 | Oct 26, 2023 | 25 | Dec 1, 2023 | 88 |
| -5.74% | Feb 9, 2026 | 34 | Mar 30, 2026 | 10 | Apr 14, 2026 | 44 |
| -5.00% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 10 | Aug 19, 2024 | 24 |
| -3.33% | Mar 28, 2024 | 15 | Apr 19, 2024 | 14 | May 9, 2024 | 29 |
| -2.81% | Nov 16, 2021 | 10 | Dec 1, 2021 | 17 | Dec 27, 2021 | 27 |
| -2.61% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 9 | Sep 19, 2024 | 13 |
| -2.54% | Oct 28, 2025 | 17 | Nov 20, 2025 | 5 | Nov 28, 2025 | 22 |
| -2.17% | Dec 4, 2024 | 24 | Jan 10, 2025 | 6 | Jan 21, 2025 | 30 |
| -1.64% | Oct 21, 2024 | 8 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 12 |
| -1.61% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.58% | Jan 27, 2026 | 7 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2 | Feb 9, 2026 | 9 |
| -1.39% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 5 | Jan 27, 2026 | 10 |
| -1.36% | Dec 27, 2023 | 5 | Jan 4, 2024 | 5 | Jan 11, 2024 | 10 |
| -1.30% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 5 | Aug 8, 2025 | 9 |
| -1.14% | Jan 23, 2025 | 2 | Jan 27, 2025 | 13 | Feb 13, 2025 | 15 |
| -1.09% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 3 | Dec 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -1.05% | Jan 29, 2024 | 2 | Jan 31, 2024 | 2 | Feb 2, 2024 | 4 |
| -0.98% | Nov 8, 2024 | 5 | Nov 15, 2024 | 6 | Nov 25, 2024 | 11 |
| -0.96% | May 28, 2024 | 2 | May 30, 2024 | 4 | Jun 5, 2024 | 6 |
| -0.94% | Mar 1, 2024 | 2 | Mar 5, 2024 | 5 | Mar 12, 2024 | 7 |
| -0.93% | Mar 12, 2024 | 3 | Mar 15, 2024 | 3 | Mar 20, 2024 | 6 |
| -0.92% | Aug 14, 2025 | 5 | Aug 21, 2025 | 1 | Aug 22, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.89% | Jan 11, 2024 | 3 | Jan 17, 2024 | 1 | Jan 18, 2024 | 4 |