Performance analysis of DSEP (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY DEEP BUFFER ETF - SEPTEMBER)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, DSEP has had an average annual return of +12.48%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Over the past 5 years, DSEP has had an average annual return of +8.04%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.
Since Sep 21, 2020, DSEP has had an average annual return of +8.52%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +17.34% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.26% | +10.75% | +11.30% | +18.86% | -7.44% | +6.42% | +4.91% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.75% | -0.20% | -2.63% | +5.54% | +1.99% | -0.11% | +5.26% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.52% | -0.43% | -3.21% | -0.10% | +3.76% | +3.09% | +1.51% | +1.50% | +1.18% | +0.85% | +0.18% | +0.56% | +10.75% |
| 2024 | +1.12% | +2.33% | +1.28% | -0.90% | +2.35% | +1% | +0.62% | +0.78% | +0.97% | -0.53% | +2.67% | -0.86% | +11.30% |
| 2023 | +3.66% | -1.43% | +2.24% | +1.37% | +0.59% | +4.76% | +1.63% | +0.54% | -2.58% | -1.19% | +5.48% | +2.66% | +18.86% |
| 2022 | -1.68% | -1.10% | +1.75% | -4.33% | +0.02% | -3.34% | +1.98% | -1.43% | -3.61% | +3.75% | +2.95% | -2.26% | -7.44% |
| 2021 | -0.68% | +0.73% | +1.71% | +0.96% | +0.41% | +0.30% | +0.25% | +0.32% | -1.02% | +2.32% | -0.65% | +1.64% | +6.42% |
| 2020 | +0.96% | -1.18% | +4.25% | +0.87% | +4.91% |
Drawdown analysis of DSEP (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY DEEP BUFFER ETF - SEPTEMBER)
The maximum drawdown for the DSEP was -11.78%, occurring on Oct 12, 2022. Recovery took 160 trading sessions.
The current DSEP drawdown is -0.19%.
Since Sep 21, 2020 DSEP has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 1 time
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -11.78% | Jan 4, 2022 | 194 | Oct 12, 2022 | 160 | Jun 2, 2023 | 354 |
| -9.93% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 43 | Jun 10, 2025 | 77 |
| -5.26% | Sep 14, 2023 | 31 | Oct 27, 2023 | 15 | Nov 17, 2023 | 46 |
| -4.54% | Jan 28, 2026 | 42 | Mar 30, 2026 | 10 | Apr 14, 2026 | 52 |
| -2.89% | Oct 12, 2020 | 14 | Oct 30, 2020 | 5 | Nov 6, 2020 | 19 |
| -2.33% | Oct 27, 2025 | 18 | Nov 20, 2025 | 8 | Dec 3, 2025 | 26 |
| -2.30% | Jul 31, 2024 | 3 | Aug 5, 2024 | 6 | Aug 13, 2024 | 9 |
| -2.20% | Jul 28, 2023 | 15 | Aug 18, 2023 | 7 | Aug 29, 2023 | 22 |
| -1.95% | Mar 28, 2024 | 15 | Apr 19, 2024 | 11 | May 6, 2024 | 26 |
| -1.64% | Nov 8, 2021 | 18 | Dec 3, 2021 | 15 | Dec 27, 2021 | 33 |
| -1.61% | Sep 24, 2021 | 6 | Oct 4, 2021 | 9 | Oct 15, 2021 | 15 |
| -1.56% | Dec 6, 2024 | 22 | Jan 10, 2025 | 6 | Jan 21, 2025 | 28 |
| -1.36% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 7 | Oct 21, 2025 | 9 |
| -1.26% | Oct 18, 2024 | 9 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 13 |
| -1.17% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 5 | Jan 27, 2026 | 10 |
| -1.16% | Jan 21, 2021 | 6 | Jan 29, 2021 | 5 | Feb 5, 2021 | 11 |
| -1.10% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 3 | Dec 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -1.07% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 5 | Aug 8, 2025 | 9 |
| -1.06% | Dec 28, 2023 | 4 | Jan 4, 2024 | 4 | Jan 10, 2024 | 8 |
| -0.97% | Feb 24, 2021 | 6 | Mar 4, 2021 | 4 | Mar 10, 2021 | 10 |
| -0.94% | Jun 15, 2023 | 6 | Jun 26, 2023 | 3 | Jun 29, 2023 | 9 |
| -0.91% | Sep 1, 2023 | 3 | Sep 7, 2023 | 5 | Sep 14, 2023 | 8 |
| -0.89% | Sep 22, 2020 | 1 | Sep 23, 2020 | 3 | Sep 28, 2020 | 4 |
| -0.88% | Nov 11, 2024 | 4 | Nov 15, 2024 | 6 | Nov 25, 2024 | 10 |
| -0.80% | Jan 23, 2025 | 7 | Feb 3, 2025 | 8 | Feb 13, 2025 | 15 |