Performance analysis of DFEB (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY DEEP BUFFER ETF - FEBRUARY)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, DFEB has had an average annual return of +13.47%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Over the past 5 years, DFEB has had an average annual return of +8.21%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.
Since Feb 24, 2020, DFEB has had an average annual return of +8.44%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +16.16% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.72% | +11.79% | +13.87% | +12.46% | -5.40% | +8.83% | +6.76% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.96% | +0.56% | -2.23% | +4.77% | +1.78% | -0.13% | +5.72% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.41% | +0.18% | -2.81% | -0.24% | +3.12% | +2.97% | +1.23% | +1.24% | +1.70% | +0.76% | +0.68% | +1.09% | +11.79% |
| 2024 | +1.12% | +1.48% | +1.66% | -1.95% | +3.07% | +2.04% | +0.88% | +1.61% | +0.97% | +0.09% | +2.37% | -0.18% | +13.87% |
| 2023 | +0.83% | -2.17% | +2.27% | +0.99% | +0.38% | +3.75% | +1.35% | -0.14% | -2.66% | -1.60% | +6.78% | +2.40% | +12.46% |
| 2022 | -0.26% | +0.74% | +1.13% | -3.64% | +0.39% | -4.21% | +4.03% | -1.77% | -3.64% | +2.74% | +1.59% | -2.24% | -5.40% |
| 2021 | -0.09% | +0.50% | +2.09% | +1.93% | +0.32% | +0.86% | +0.43% | +0.74% | -1.10% | +2.03% | -0.41% | +1.26% | +8.83% |
| 2020 | -3.66% | -5.75% | +5.66% | +1.96% | +0.64% | +2.68% | +2.06% | -1.16% | -1.19% | +4.29% | +1.60% | +6.76% |
Drawdown analysis of DFEB (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY DEEP BUFFER ETF - FEBRUARY)
The maximum drawdown for the DFEB was -14.07%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 56 trading sessions.
The current DFEB drawdown is -0.20%.
Since Feb 24, 2020 DFEB has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 2 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -14.07% | Feb 24, 2020 | 17 | Mar 18, 2020 | 56 | Jun 8, 2020 | 73 |
| -10.03% | Mar 29, 2022 | 238 | Mar 10, 2023 | 172 | Nov 14, 2023 | 410 |
| -8.33% | Feb 21, 2025 | 32 | Apr 8, 2025 | 27 | May 16, 2025 | 59 |
| -4.13% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 10 | Aug 19, 2024 | 24 |
| -4.09% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 10 | Apr 14, 2026 | 33 |
| -3.91% | Jun 8, 2020 | 3 | Jun 11, 2020 | 26 | Jul 20, 2020 | 29 |
| -3.50% | Sep 2, 2020 | 14 | Sep 23, 2020 | 13 | Oct 12, 2020 | 27 |
| -3.25% | Oct 12, 2020 | 14 | Oct 30, 2020 | 7 | Nov 10, 2020 | 21 |
| -2.84% | Mar 28, 2024 | 15 | Apr 19, 2024 | 15 | May 10, 2024 | 30 |
| -2.33% | Feb 25, 2022 | 11 | Mar 14, 2022 | 3 | Mar 17, 2022 | 14 |
| -2.16% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 9 | Sep 19, 2024 | 13 |
| -1.77% | Nov 12, 2025 | 6 | Nov 20, 2025 | 4 | Nov 26, 2025 | 10 |
| -1.73% | Jan 7, 2022 | 12 | Jan 26, 2022 | 10 | Feb 9, 2022 | 22 |
| -1.61% | May 7, 2021 | 3 | May 12, 2021 | 11 | May 27, 2021 | 14 |
| -1.56% | Mar 1, 2021 | 3 | Mar 4, 2021 | 4 | Mar 10, 2021 | 7 |
| -1.47% | May 16, 2025 | 5 | May 23, 2025 | 6 | Jun 3, 2025 | 11 |
| -1.24% | Sep 15, 2021 | 11 | Sep 30, 2021 | 11 | Oct 15, 2021 | 22 |
| -1.22% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.21% | Nov 24, 2021 | 4 | Dec 1, 2021 | 15 | Dec 22, 2021 | 19 |
| -1.17% | Feb 18, 2022 | 2 | Feb 23, 2022 | 2 | Feb 25, 2022 | 4 |
| -1.16% | Jan 25, 2021 | 2 | Jan 27, 2021 | 4 | Feb 2, 2021 | 6 |
| -1.12% | Jul 9, 2021 | 6 | Jul 19, 2021 | 4 | Jul 23, 2021 | 10 |
| -1.11% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 5 | Aug 8, 2025 | 9 |
| -1.03% | Dec 11, 2024 | 6 | Dec 19, 2024 | 3 | Dec 24, 2024 | 9 |
| -0.93% | Feb 21, 2024 | 3 | Feb 26, 2024 | 11 | Mar 12, 2024 | 14 |