Performance analysis of DECM (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY MAX BUFFER ETF - DECEMBER)
Annual Return
Since Dec 23, 2024, DECM has had an average annual return of +6.11%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +17.38% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +2.34% | +6.86% | -0.23% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.44% | -0.09% | -0.89% | +2.20% | +0.91% | -0.23% | +2.34% | ||||||
| 2025 | +0.78% | -0.16% | -1.17% | +0.42% | +1.30% | +1.39% | +0.76% | +0.74% | +0.80% | +0.58% | +0.51% | +0.71% | +6.86% |
| 2024 | -0.23% | -0.23% |
Drawdown analysis of DECM (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY MAX BUFFER ETF - DECEMBER)
The maximum drawdown for the DECM was -3.00%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 37 trading sessions.
The current DECM drawdown is -0.28%.
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -3.00% | Feb 20, 2025 | 33 | Apr 8, 2025 | 37 | Jun 2, 2025 | 70 |
| -1.71% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 9 | Apr 13, 2026 | 32 |
| -0.67% | Nov 12, 2025 | 6 | Nov 20, 2025 | 3 | Nov 25, 2025 | 9 |
| -0.64% | Jun 2, 2026 | 6 | Jun 10, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -0.55% | Dec 26, 2024 | 10 | Jan 13, 2025 | 4 | Jan 17, 2025 | 14 |
| -0.49% | Jan 28, 2026 | 6 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2 | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 |
| -0.48% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -0.46% | Feb 9, 2026 | 4 | Feb 13, 2026 | 7 | Feb 25, 2026 | 11 |
| -0.46% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 3 | Aug 6, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.45% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 5 | Jan 27, 2026 | 10 |
| -0.34% | Jan 24, 2025 | 1 | Jan 27, 2025 | 7 | Feb 5, 2025 | 8 |
| -0.26% | Jun 12, 2025 | 1 | Jun 13, 2025 | 5 | Jun 23, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.25% | Aug 13, 2025 | 6 | Aug 21, 2025 | 1 | Aug 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.22% | Aug 28, 2025 | 2 | Sep 2, 2025 | 2 | Sep 4, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.22% | Nov 5, 2025 | 2 | Nov 7, 2025 | 1 | Nov 10, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.20% | Feb 5, 2025 | 2 | Feb 7, 2025 | 4 | Feb 13, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.18% | Jul 3, 2025 | 1 | Jul 7, 2025 | 3 | Jul 10, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.16% | Apr 17, 2026 | 2 | Apr 21, 2026 | 1 | Apr 22, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.15% | Sep 22, 2025 | 3 | Sep 25, 2025 | 2 | Sep 29, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.15% | Dec 24, 2025 | 5 | Jan 2, 2026 | 1 | Jan 5, 2026 | 6 |
| -0.14% | Nov 3, 2025 | 1 | Nov 4, 2025 | 1 | Nov 5, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.14% | May 1, 2026 | 1 | May 4, 2026 | 1 | May 5, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.13% | Jun 4, 2025 | 1 | Jun 5, 2025 | 1 | Jun 6, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.12% | May 14, 2026 | 3 | May 19, 2026 | 2 | May 21, 2026 | 5 |
| -0.08% | Aug 8, 2025 | 1 | Aug 11, 2025 | 1 | Aug 12, 2025 | 2 |