Performance analysis of BUFS (FT VEST LADDERED SMALL CAP MODERATE BUFFER ETF)
Annual Return
Since May 30, 2024, BUFS has had an average annual return of +10.87%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +21.45% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +7.57% | +7.09% | +6.83% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +2.32% | +0.60% | -1.91% | +4.99% | +1.87% | -0.38% | +7.57% | ||||||
| 2025 | +2.02% | -3.31% | -3.76% | -1.04% | +2.20% | +2.76% | +0.92% | +3.91% | +1.81% | +0.89% | +0.14% | +0.62% | +7.09% |
| 2024 | +0.36% | -0.42% | +4.97% | +0.26% | +0.64% | -0.27% | +4.94% | -3.56% | +6.83% |
Drawdown analysis of BUFS (FT VEST LADDERED SMALL CAP MODERATE BUFFER ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the BUFS was -15.04%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 103 trading sessions.
The current BUFS drawdown is -0.61%.
Since May 30, 2024 BUFS has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 1 time
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -15.04% | Dec 4, 2024 | 84 | Apr 8, 2025 | 103 | Sep 5, 2025 | 187 |
| -5.35% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 15 | Aug 26, 2024 | 29 |
| -4.68% | Oct 27, 2025 | 18 | Nov 20, 2025 | 13 | Dec 10, 2025 | 31 |
| -4.02% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 7 | Apr 9, 2026 | 30 |
| -2.82% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 9 | Sep 19, 2024 | 13 |
| -1.81% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 2 | Oct 14, 2025 | 4 |
| -1.76% | May 31, 2024 | 10 | Jun 14, 2024 | 17 | Jul 11, 2024 | 27 |
| -1.68% | Nov 11, 2024 | 4 | Nov 15, 2024 | 5 | Nov 22, 2024 | 9 |
| -1.48% | Oct 16, 2024 | 11 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 15 |
| -1.44% | Jan 22, 2026 | 10 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2 | Feb 9, 2026 | 12 |
| -1.34% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 12 | Jan 6, 2026 | 16 |
| -1.34% | Sep 19, 2024 | 10 | Oct 3, 2024 | 7 | Oct 14, 2024 | 17 |
| -1.27% | May 14, 2026 | 3 | May 19, 2026 | 2 | May 21, 2026 | 5 |
| -1.06% | Sep 18, 2025 | 5 | Sep 25, 2025 | 5 | Oct 2, 2025 | 10 |
| -0.97% | Oct 15, 2025 | 1 | Oct 16, 2025 | 2 | Oct 20, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.97% | Oct 20, 2025 | 2 | Oct 22, 2025 | 2 | Oct 24, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.76% | Feb 9, 2026 | 3 | Feb 12, 2026 | 8 | Feb 25, 2026 | 11 |
| -0.71% | Oct 6, 2025 | 1 | Oct 7, 2025 | 1 | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.68% | Aug 26, 2024 | 2 | Aug 28, 2024 | 2 | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 |
| -0.61% | May 28, 2026 | 4 | Jun 3, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -0.53% | Jan 16, 2026 | 1 | Jan 20, 2026 | 2 | Jan 22, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.47% | Sep 8, 2025 | 2 | Sep 10, 2025 | 1 | Sep 11, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.45% | Apr 27, 2026 | 2 | Apr 29, 2026 | 1 | Apr 30, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.40% | Sep 11, 2025 | 3 | Sep 16, 2025 | 2 | Sep 18, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.29% | Apr 20, 2026 | 1 | Apr 21, 2026 | 4 | Apr 27, 2026 | 5 |