Performance analysis of BUFT (FT VEST BUFFERED ALLOCATION DEFENSIVE ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, BUFT has had an average annual return of +9.97%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Since Oct 27, 2021, BUFT has had an average annual return of +5.76%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.36% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.19% | +9.67% | +7.72% | +12.88% | -8.41% | +0.70% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.41% | +0.31% | +0.12% | +3.31% | +0.91% | +0.06% | +5.19% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.11% | +0.19% | -1.24% | -0.25% | +3.19% | +1.97% | +0.93% | +0.87% | +0.71% | +0.50% | +0.63% | +0.71% | +9.67% |
| 2024 | +0.78% | +1.05% | +0.66% | -0.28% | +1.93% | +0.48% | +0.50% | +0.60% | +0.27% | +0.33% | +1.08% | +0.07% | +7.72% |
| 2023 | +2.22% | -0.64% | +1.44% | +0.79% | +0.54% | +3.29% | +1.07% | -0.03% | -2.06% | -1.20% | +5.01% | +1.95% | +12.88% |
| 2022 | -0.91% | -0.90% | +1.42% | -4.04% | -0.53% | -3.12% | +2.48% | -1.79% | -3.05% | +2.43% | +1.89% | -2.33% | -8.41% |
| 2021 | +0.10% | -0.64% | +1.25% | +0.70% |
Drawdown analysis of BUFT (FT VEST BUFFERED ALLOCATION DEFENSIVE ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the BUFT was -10.40%, occurring on Sep 30, 2022. Recovery took 282 trading sessions.
Since Oct 27, 2021 BUFT has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 1 time
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -10.40% | Mar 29, 2022 | 128 | Sep 30, 2022 | 282 | Nov 14, 2023 | 410 |
| -7.97% | Feb 20, 2025 | 33 | Apr 8, 2025 | 23 | May 12, 2025 | 56 |
| -3.74% | Dec 30, 2021 | 50 | Mar 14, 2022 | 11 | Mar 29, 2022 | 61 |
| -2.02% | Mar 23, 2026 | 5 | Mar 30, 2026 | 3 | Apr 2, 2026 | 8 |
| -1.87% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 6 | Aug 13, 2024 | 20 |
| -1.68% | Mar 20, 2024 | 21 | Apr 19, 2024 | 10 | May 3, 2024 | 31 |
| -1.51% | Nov 16, 2021 | 12 | Dec 3, 2021 | 15 | Dec 27, 2021 | 27 |
| -1.17% | May 16, 2025 | 5 | May 23, 2025 | 5 | Jun 2, 2025 | 10 |
| -0.82% | Nov 11, 2025 | 7 | Nov 20, 2025 | 3 | Nov 25, 2025 | 10 |
| -0.65% | Dec 26, 2024 | 3 | Dec 31, 2024 | 10 | Jan 16, 2025 | 13 |
| -0.57% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -0.52% | Jan 29, 2024 | 2 | Jan 31, 2024 | 4 | Feb 6, 2024 | 6 |
| -0.52% | Dec 29, 2023 | 2 | Jan 3, 2024 | 3 | Jan 8, 2024 | 5 |
| -0.51% | Dec 19, 2023 | 1 | Dec 20, 2023 | 3 | Dec 26, 2023 | 4 |
| -0.41% | Sep 24, 2024 | 7 | Oct 3, 2024 | 6 | Oct 11, 2024 | 13 |
| -0.40% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 1 | Aug 4, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.40% | Dec 1, 2023 | 2 | Dec 5, 2023 | 3 | Dec 8, 2023 | 5 |
| -0.39% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 2 | Jan 22, 2026 | 7 |
| -0.38% | Jan 10, 2024 | 3 | Jan 16, 2024 | 2 | Jan 18, 2024 | 5 |
| -0.37% | Feb 2, 2026 | 3 | Feb 5, 2026 | 1 | Feb 6, 2026 | 4 |
| -0.35% | Mar 2, 2026 | 4 | Mar 6, 2026 | 6 | Mar 16, 2026 | 10 |
| -0.35% | Nov 24, 2023 | 1 | Nov 27, 2023 | 4 | Dec 1, 2023 | 5 |
| -0.32% | Aug 28, 2024 | 6 | Sep 6, 2024 | 2 | Sep 10, 2024 | 8 |
| -0.31% | Jun 16, 2025 | 1 | Jun 17, 2025 | 3 | Jun 23, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.30% | Jun 11, 2025 | 2 | Jun 13, 2025 | 1 | Jun 16, 2025 | 3 |