Performance analysis of BUFZ (FT VEST LADDERED MODERATE BUFFER ETF)
Annual Return
Since Oct 26, 2023, BUFZ has had an average annual return of +13.77%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +25.84% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.73% | +11.05% | +11.49% | +8.75% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.64% | +0.02% | -1.63% | +4.22% | +1.72% | +0.28% | +0.43% | +5.73% | |||||
| 2025 | +1.34% | +0% | -2.93% | -0.55% | +3.81% | +2.76% | +1.24% | +1.15% | +1.45% | +0.93% | +0.72% | +0.76% | +11.05% |
| 2024 | +0.75% | +1.90% | +1.14% | -0.72% | +2.08% | +1.15% | +0.83% | +1.40% | +0.94% | -0.21% | +2.13% | -0.42% | +11.49% |
| 2023 | +0.71% | +5.60% | +2.26% | +8.75% |
Drawdown analysis of BUFZ (FT VEST LADDERED MODERATE BUFFER ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the BUFZ was -10.13%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 41 trading sessions.
The current BUFZ drawdown is -0.18%.
Since Oct 26, 2023 BUFZ has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 1 time
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -10.13% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 41 | Jun 6, 2025 | 75 |
| -3.51% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 7 | Apr 9, 2026 | 30 |
| -3.08% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 8 | Aug 15, 2024 | 22 |
| -1.75% | Mar 28, 2024 | 15 | Apr 19, 2024 | 11 | May 6, 2024 | 26 |
| -1.60% | Oct 27, 2025 | 18 | Nov 20, 2025 | 3 | Nov 25, 2025 | 21 |
| -1.50% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 6 | Sep 16, 2024 | 10 |
| -1.46% | Dec 6, 2024 | 8 | Dec 18, 2024 | 4 | Dec 24, 2024 | 12 |
| -1.43% | Jun 2, 2026 | 6 | Jun 10, 2026 | 3 | Jun 15, 2026 | 9 |
| -1.20% | Dec 24, 2024 | 11 | Jan 13, 2025 | 4 | Jan 17, 2025 | 15 |
| -1.20% | Feb 2, 2026 | 3 | Feb 5, 2026 | 13 | Feb 25, 2026 | 16 |
| -1.03% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 5 | Aug 8, 2025 | 9 |
| -1.01% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 4 | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 |
| -0.93% | Oct 18, 2024 | 11 | Nov 4, 2024 | 2 | Nov 6, 2024 | 13 |
| -0.89% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -0.73% | Jun 15, 2026 | 6 | Jun 24, 2026 | 4 | Jun 30, 2026 | 10 |
| -0.73% | Jan 29, 2024 | 2 | Jan 31, 2024 | 2 | Feb 2, 2024 | 4 |
| -0.69% | Jun 12, 2025 | 1 | Jun 13, 2025 | 1 | Jun 16, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.68% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 3 | Dec 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.65% | Jul 15, 2026 | 2 | Jul 17, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -0.63% | Dec 29, 2023 | 3 | Jan 4, 2024 | 2 | Jan 8, 2024 | 5 |
| -0.62% | Aug 28, 2025 | 2 | Sep 2, 2025 | 2 | Sep 4, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.59% | Feb 12, 2024 | 1 | Feb 13, 2024 | 6 | Feb 22, 2024 | 7 |
| -0.59% | Dec 1, 2023 | 3 | Dec 6, 2023 | 3 | Dec 11, 2023 | 6 |
| -0.53% | Jun 16, 2025 | 3 | Jun 20, 2025 | 2 | Jun 24, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.52% | Nov 8, 2023 | 1 | Nov 9, 2023 | 1 | Nov 10, 2023 | 2 |