Performance analysis of DJUL (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY DEEP BUFFER ETF - JULY)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, DJUL has had an average annual return of +14.06%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Over the past 5 years, DJUL has had an average annual return of +8.94%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.
Since Jul 20, 2020, DJUL has had an average annual return of +8.82%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +17.03% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +4.90% | +13.31% | +15.02% | +18.08% | -8.27% | +6.17% | +4.51% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.73% | -0.05% | -2.40% | +5.15% | +1.50% | +0.02% | +4.90% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.77% | -0.58% | -3.72% | -0.42% | +4.64% | +4.23% | +2.27% | +1.21% | +1.55% | +0.77% | +0.35% | +0.75% | +13.31% |
| 2024 | +1.18% | +3.08% | +1.60% | -1.32% | +3.02% | +1.20% | +0.65% | +1.76% | +1.59% | -0.77% | +3.19% | -0.99% | +15.02% |
| 2023 | +3.78% | -1.55% | +2.40% | +1.39% | +0.57% | +5.21% | +1.82% | -0.85% | -3.03% | -1.21% | +5.60% | +2.99% | +18.08% |
| 2022 | -1.57% | -1.02% | +1.88% | -4.54% | -0.69% | -3.25% | +3% | -1.71% | -4.54% | +3.74% | +2.83% | -2.28% | -8.27% |
| 2021 | -0.73% | +1.04% | +1.30% | +0.53% | +0.41% | -0.07% | +0.78% | +1% | -1.44% | +2.27% | -0.66% | +1.64% | +6.17% |
| 2020 | +0.06% | +1.82% | -0.83% | -0.91% | +3.45% | +0.92% | +4.51% |
Drawdown analysis of DJUL (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY DEEP BUFFER ETF - JULY)
The maximum drawdown for the DJUL was -12.54%, occurring on Oct 12, 2022. Recovery took 165 trading sessions.
Since Jul 20, 2020 DJUL has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 2 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -12.54% | Jan 4, 2022 | 194 | Oct 12, 2022 | 165 | Jun 9, 2023 | 359 |
| -11.29% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 42 | Jun 9, 2025 | 76 |
| -5.83% | Jul 31, 2023 | 63 | Oct 27, 2023 | 23 | Nov 30, 2023 | 86 |
| -4.25% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 9 | Apr 13, 2026 | 32 |
| -3.42% | Jul 22, 2024 | 10 | Aug 5, 2024 | 8 | Aug 15, 2024 | 18 |
| -2.61% | Mar 28, 2024 | 15 | Apr 19, 2024 | 11 | May 6, 2024 | 26 |
| -2.45% | Oct 12, 2020 | 14 | Oct 30, 2020 | 4 | Nov 5, 2020 | 18 |
| -2.43% | Sep 2, 2020 | 14 | Sep 23, 2020 | 13 | Oct 12, 2020 | 27 |
| -2.28% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 5 | Sep 13, 2024 | 9 |
| -2.03% | Oct 27, 2025 | 18 | Nov 20, 2025 | 8 | Dec 3, 2025 | 26 |
| -1.94% | Dec 6, 2024 | 22 | Jan 10, 2025 | 6 | Jan 21, 2025 | 28 |
| -1.75% | Sep 2, 2021 | 21 | Oct 4, 2021 | 11 | Oct 19, 2021 | 32 |
| -1.63% | Nov 16, 2021 | 12 | Dec 3, 2021 | 14 | Dec 23, 2021 | 26 |
| -1.51% | Oct 21, 2024 | 8 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 12 |
| -1.17% | Dec 27, 2023 | 5 | Jan 4, 2024 | 4 | Jan 10, 2024 | 9 |
| -1.16% | Oct 6, 2025 | 4 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 10 |
| -1.09% | Jan 20, 2021 | 7 | Jan 29, 2021 | 4 | Feb 4, 2021 | 11 |
| -1.07% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 5 | Aug 8, 2025 | 9 |
| -1.03% | Jan 28, 2026 | 6 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2 | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 |
| -1.02% | Jan 29, 2024 | 2 | Jan 31, 2024 | 2 | Feb 2, 2024 | 4 |
| -0.99% | Dec 19, 2023 | 1 | Dec 20, 2023 | 3 | Dec 26, 2023 | 4 |
| -0.93% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 4 | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 |
| -0.92% | Jun 15, 2023 | 6 | Jun 26, 2023 | 3 | Jun 29, 2023 | 9 |
| -0.89% | Jun 12, 2025 | 1 | Jun 13, 2025 | 6 | Jun 24, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.86% | Mar 2, 2021 | 2 | Mar 4, 2021 | 4 | Mar 10, 2021 | 6 |