Performance analysis of BUFQ (FT VEST LADDERED NASDAQ BUFFER ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, BUFQ has had an average annual return of +17.01%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Since Jun 16, 2022, BUFQ has had an average annual return of +18.86%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +21.62% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +9.52% | +14.03% | +16.41% | +35.50% | +0.75% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.75% | -0.61% | -1.59% | +7.96% | +2.99% | -0.04% | +9.52% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.62% | -1.16% | -5.42% | +0.67% | +6.29% | +3.91% | +1.63% | +1.04% | +2.20% | +1.58% | +0.34% | +0.93% | +14.03% |
| 2024 | +1.48% | +2.23% | +1.14% | -1.91% | +3.93% | +2.35% | -0.17% | +1.17% | +1.66% | +0.03% | +3.03% | +0.48% | +16.41% |
| 2023 | +8.21% | +0.13% | +6.71% | +0.70% | +4.60% | +3.15% | +1.92% | +0.04% | -1.41% | -0.64% | +5.63% | +2.24% | +35.50% |
| 2022 | +2.63% | +9.19% | -3.12% | -7.91% | +3.33% | +4.22% | -6.42% | +0.75% |
Drawdown analysis of BUFQ (FT VEST LADDERED NASDAQ BUFFER ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the BUFQ was -15.74%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 52 trading sessions.
The current BUFQ drawdown is -0.04%.
Since Jun 16, 2022 BUFQ has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 2 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -15.74% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 52 | Jun 24, 2025 | 86 |
| -15.40% | Aug 15, 2022 | 43 | Oct 14, 2022 | 115 | Mar 31, 2023 | 158 |
| -6.90% | Jul 10, 2024 | 18 | Aug 5, 2024 | 34 | Sep 23, 2024 | 52 |
| -5.39% | Jan 28, 2026 | 42 | Mar 30, 2026 | 7 | Apr 9, 2026 | 49 |
| -4.01% | Sep 14, 2023 | 30 | Oct 26, 2023 | 6 | Nov 3, 2023 | 36 |
| -3.91% | Apr 11, 2024 | 6 | Apr 19, 2024 | 11 | May 6, 2024 | 17 |
| -3.63% | Jun 24, 2022 | 4 | Jun 30, 2022 | 4 | Jul 7, 2022 | 8 |
| -3.07% | Oct 29, 2025 | 16 | Nov 20, 2025 | 7 | Dec 2, 2025 | 23 |
| -2.82% | Jul 18, 2023 | 22 | Aug 17, 2023 | 9 | Aug 30, 2023 | 31 |
| -2.78% | Jul 21, 2022 | 3 | Jul 26, 2022 | 1 | Jul 27, 2022 | 4 |
| -2.40% | Dec 24, 2024 | 10 | Jan 10, 2025 | 7 | Jan 22, 2025 | 17 |
| -2.33% | Jul 8, 2022 | 3 | Jul 13, 2022 | 4 | Jul 19, 2022 | 7 |
| -2.17% | Jan 23, 2025 | 2 | Jan 27, 2025 | 13 | Feb 13, 2025 | 15 |
| -1.96% | Mar 31, 2023 | 16 | Apr 25, 2023 | 2 | Apr 27, 2023 | 18 |
| -1.88% | Dec 28, 2023 | 4 | Jan 4, 2024 | 5 | Jan 11, 2024 | 9 |
| -1.71% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.70% | Dec 23, 2025 | 17 | Jan 20, 2026 | 6 | Jan 28, 2026 | 23 |
| -1.60% | Dec 16, 2024 | 3 | Dec 19, 2024 | 3 | Dec 24, 2024 | 6 |
| -1.49% | May 1, 2023 | 3 | May 4, 2023 | 1 | May 5, 2023 | 4 |
| -1.48% | Aug 4, 2022 | 3 | Aug 9, 2022 | 1 | Aug 10, 2022 | 4 |
| -1.48% | Dec 10, 2025 | 5 | Dec 17, 2025 | 3 | Dec 22, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.43% | Nov 8, 2024 | 5 | Nov 15, 2024 | 7 | Nov 26, 2024 | 12 |
| -1.40% | Aug 26, 2025 | 4 | Sep 2, 2025 | 7 | Sep 11, 2025 | 11 |
| -1.29% | Aug 14, 2025 | 5 | Aug 21, 2025 | 3 | Aug 26, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.27% | Oct 29, 2024 | 2 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 6 |