Performance analysis of FJUL (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY BUFFER ETF - JULY)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, FJUL has had an average annual return of +16.42%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Over the past 5 years, FJUL has had an average annual return of +11.42%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.
Since Jul 20, 2020, FJUL has had an average annual return of +11.94%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +17.03% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.82% | +14.19% | +17.65% | +21.33% | -6.25% | +10.81% | +8.27% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.77% | -0.05% | -2.84% | +6.14% | +1.95% | -0.08% | +5.82% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.88% | -0.70% | -3.85% | -0.60% | +4.73% | +4.33% | +2.18% | +1.43% | +2.06% | +0.90% | +0.47% | +0.79% | +14.19% |
| 2024 | +1.11% | +3.63% | +1.93% | -1.89% | +3.90% | +1.66% | +0.91% | +1.92% | +1.56% | -0.83% | +3.75% | -1.08% | +17.65% |
| 2023 | +4.69% | -1.66% | +2.43% | +1.19% | +0.27% | +6.27% | +2.77% | -1.02% | -3.33% | -1.51% | +6.65% | +3.32% | +21.33% |
| 2022 | -2.27% | -1.73% | +2.74% | -5.95% | +0.47% | -3.02% | +7.36% | -2.42% | -6.41% | +5.49% | +3.95% | -3.57% | -6.25% |
| 2021 | -0.88% | +1.57% | +2.24% | +0.84% | +0.55% | +0.25% | +1.10% | +1.74% | -2.53% | +3.84% | -0.85% | +2.60% | +10.81% |
| 2020 | +0.09% | +3.35% | -1.60% | -1.68% | +6.54% | +1.54% | +8.27% |
Drawdown analysis of FJUL (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY BUFFER ETF - JULY)
The maximum drawdown for the FJUL was -13.08%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 45 trading sessions.
The current FJUL drawdown is -0.08%.
Since Jul 20, 2020 FJUL has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 2 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -13.08% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 45 | Jun 12, 2025 | 79 |
| -12.40% | Jan 3, 2022 | 114 | Jun 16, 2022 | 231 | May 18, 2023 | 345 |
| -6.81% | Jul 31, 2023 | 63 | Oct 27, 2023 | 18 | Nov 22, 2023 | 81 |
| -5.10% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 9 | Apr 13, 2026 | 32 |
| -4.75% | Jul 22, 2024 | 10 | Aug 5, 2024 | 8 | Aug 15, 2024 | 18 |
| -4.58% | Sep 2, 2020 | 14 | Sep 23, 2020 | 13 | Oct 12, 2020 | 27 |
| -4.32% | Oct 12, 2020 | 14 | Oct 30, 2020 | 5 | Nov 6, 2020 | 19 |
| -3.06% | Mar 28, 2024 | 15 | Apr 19, 2024 | 12 | May 7, 2024 | 27 |
| -2.85% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 6 | Sep 16, 2024 | 10 |
| -2.80% | Sep 3, 2021 | 20 | Oct 4, 2021 | 11 | Oct 19, 2021 | 31 |
| -2.58% | Oct 27, 2025 | 18 | Nov 20, 2025 | 5 | Nov 28, 2025 | 23 |
| -2.34% | Nov 16, 2021 | 10 | Dec 1, 2021 | 16 | Dec 23, 2021 | 26 |
| -2.16% | Dec 6, 2024 | 22 | Jan 10, 2025 | 6 | Jan 21, 2025 | 28 |
| -2.00% | Jun 15, 2023 | 6 | Jun 26, 2023 | 4 | Jun 30, 2023 | 10 |
| -1.85% | Jan 21, 2021 | 6 | Jan 29, 2021 | 6 | Feb 8, 2021 | 12 |
| -1.73% | Oct 18, 2024 | 9 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 13 |
| -1.63% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 7 | Oct 21, 2025 | 9 |
| -1.61% | May 18, 2023 | 4 | May 24, 2023 | 2 | May 26, 2023 | 6 |
| -1.51% | Dec 28, 2023 | 4 | Jan 4, 2024 | 4 | Jan 10, 2024 | 8 |
| -1.38% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 5 | Jan 27, 2026 | 10 |
| -1.38% | Jul 25, 2025 | 5 | Aug 1, 2025 | 5 | Aug 8, 2025 | 10 |
| -1.34% | Jan 29, 2024 | 2 | Jan 31, 2024 | 2 | Feb 2, 2024 | 4 |
| -1.33% | Feb 24, 2021 | 6 | Mar 4, 2021 | 4 | Mar 10, 2021 | 10 |
| -1.18% | Jul 22, 2020 | 2 | Jul 24, 2020 | 6 | Aug 3, 2020 | 8 |
| -1.17% | Jun 30, 2023 | 4 | Jul 7, 2023 | 3 | Jul 12, 2023 | 7 |