Performance analysis of DLFE (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY DUAL DIRECTIONAL BUFFER ETF - FEBRUARY)
Annual Return
Since Feb 23, 2026, DLFE has had an average annual return of +5.13%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.86% annual.
| 2026 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.13% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.39% | -2.80% | +5.61% | +2.01% | +0.09% | -0.08% | +5.13% |
Drawdown analysis of DLFE (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY DUAL DIRECTIONAL BUFFER ETF - FEBRUARY)
The maximum drawdown for the DLFE was -5.03%, occurring on Mar 30, 2026. Recovery took 10 trading sessions.
The current DLFE drawdown is -0.67%.
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -5.03% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 10 | Apr 14, 2026 | 33 |
| -1.50% | Jun 2, 2026 | 6 | Jun 10, 2026 | 13 | Jun 30, 2026 | 19 |
| -0.73% | Jul 15, 2026 | 6 | Jul 23, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -0.50% | May 14, 2026 | 3 | May 19, 2026 | 2 | May 21, 2026 | 5 |
| -0.31% | Jul 10, 2026 | 1 | Jul 13, 2026 | 2 | Jul 15, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.30% | Apr 17, 2026 | 2 | Apr 21, 2026 | 1 | Apr 22, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.26% | Apr 24, 2026 | 3 | Apr 29, 2026 | 1 | Apr 30, 2026 | 4 |
| -0.26% | May 1, 2026 | 1 | May 4, 2026 | 1 | May 5, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.25% | May 6, 2026 | 1 | May 7, 2026 | 1 | May 8, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.24% | Jul 6, 2026 | 2 | Jul 8, 2026 | 1 | Jul 9, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.11% | May 8, 2026 | 1 | May 11, 2026 | 2 | May 13, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.06% | Jun 30, 2026 | 2 | Jul 2, 2026 | 1 | Jul 6, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.04% | Apr 22, 2026 | 1 | Apr 23, 2026 | 1 | Apr 24, 2026 | 2 |