Performance analysis of DOCT (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY DEEP BUFFER ETF - OCTOBER)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, DOCT has had an average annual return of +10.97%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Over the past 5 years, DOCT has had an average annual return of +7.75%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.
Since Aug 17, 2020, DOCT has had an average annual return of +25.30%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +16.45% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.06% | +12.50% | +8.28% | +16.13% | -5.27% | +6.89% | +145.69% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.65% | -0.25% | -2.34% | +5.14% | +2.03% | -0.12% | +5.06% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.46% | -0.55% | -3.46% | -0.13% | +3.70% | +3.40% | +1.45% | +1.59% | +2.08% | +1.78% | +0.18% | +0.54% | +12.50% |
| 2024 | +1.06% | +1.56% | +0.81% | -0.18% | +1.51% | +0.71% | +0.48% | +0.70% | +0.49% | -1.00% | +2.95% | -1.03% | +8.28% |
| 2023 | +3.93% | -1.38% | +2.30% | +1.38% | +0.86% | +3.98% | +1.29% | +0.39% | -2.48% | -1.65% | +4.67% | +2.05% | +16.13% |
| 2022 | -1.65% | -1.08% | +1.65% | -3.96% | -0.09% | -3.39% | +2.57% | -1.54% | -0.46% | +2.05% | +2.96% | -2.16% | -5.27% |
| 2021 | -0.67% | +0.91% | +1.87% | +0.89% | +0.36% | +0.72% | +0.27% | +0.37% | +0.05% | +0.98% | -0.68% | +1.65% | +6.89% |
| 2020 | -0.06% | +3.87% | +122.88% | +4.93% | +1.20% | +145.69% |
Drawdown analysis of DOCT (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY DEEP BUFFER ETF - OCTOBER)
The maximum drawdown for the DOCT was -9.92%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 52 trading sessions.
The current DOCT drawdown is -0.20%.
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9.92% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 52 | Jun 24, 2025 | 86 |
| -9.35% | Jan 4, 2022 | 113 | Jun 16, 2022 | 208 | Apr 17, 2023 | 321 |
| -5.41% | Sep 14, 2023 | 31 | Oct 27, 2023 | 24 | Dec 1, 2023 | 55 |
| -4.34% | Feb 9, 2026 | 34 | Mar 30, 2026 | 10 | Apr 14, 2026 | 44 |
| -3.66% | Sep 3, 2020 | 1 | Sep 4, 2020 | 11 | Sep 28, 2020 | 12 |
| -2.83% | Oct 22, 2020 | 6 | Oct 30, 2020 | 4 | Nov 5, 2020 | 10 |
| -2.27% | Oct 27, 2025 | 18 | Nov 20, 2025 | 10 | Dec 5, 2025 | 28 |
| -2.04% | Dec 6, 2024 | 22 | Jan 10, 2025 | 7 | Jan 22, 2025 | 29 |
| -1.79% | Nov 8, 2021 | 18 | Dec 3, 2021 | 15 | Dec 27, 2021 | 33 |
| -1.70% | Jul 31, 2024 | 3 | Aug 5, 2024 | 6 | Aug 13, 2024 | 9 |
| -1.67% | Jul 26, 2023 | 16 | Aug 17, 2023 | 8 | Aug 29, 2023 | 24 |
| -1.62% | May 1, 2023 | 3 | May 4, 2023 | 9 | May 17, 2023 | 12 |
| -1.48% | Oct 1, 2020 | 1 | Oct 2, 2020 | 4 | Oct 16, 2020 | 5 |
| -1.41% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 5 | Aug 8, 2025 | 9 |
| -1.35% | Jan 21, 2021 | 4 | Jan 27, 2021 | 7 | Feb 5, 2021 | 11 |
| -1.33% | Oct 18, 2024 | 11 | Nov 4, 2024 | 2 | Nov 6, 2024 | 13 |
| -1.31% | Feb 24, 2021 | 6 | Mar 4, 2021 | 4 | Mar 10, 2021 | 10 |
| -1.30% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 5 | Jan 27, 2026 | 10 |
| -1.27% | Jan 27, 2026 | 7 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2 | Feb 9, 2026 | 9 |
| -1.27% | Apr 19, 2023 | 5 | Apr 26, 2023 | 2 | Apr 28, 2023 | 7 |
| -1.20% | May 18, 2023 | 4 | May 24, 2023 | 2 | May 26, 2023 | 6 |
| -1.12% | Mar 28, 2024 | 15 | Apr 19, 2024 | 6 | Apr 29, 2024 | 21 |
| -1.02% | Nov 8, 2024 | 5 | Nov 15, 2024 | 6 | Nov 25, 2024 | 11 |
| -0.99% | May 7, 2021 | 3 | May 12, 2021 | 8 | May 24, 2021 | 11 |
| -0.94% | Aug 27, 2020 | 2 | Aug 31, 2020 | 1 | Sep 1, 2020 | 3 |