Performance analysis of FSEP (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY BUFFER ETF - SEPTEMBER)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, FSEP has had an average annual return of +14.45%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Over the past 5 years, FSEP has had an average annual return of +10.08%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.
Since Sep 21, 2020, FSEP has had an average annual return of +11.52%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +17.34% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6.55% | +12.84% | +13.56% | +20.22% | -7.05% | +11.61% | +9.35% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.91% | -0.31% | -2.97% | +6.64% | +2.47% | -0.11% | +6.55% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.85% | -0.74% | -3.57% | -0.23% | +4.36% | +3.50% | +1.70% | +1.65% | +1.83% | +1% | +0.41% | +0.60% | +12.84% |
| 2024 | +1.19% | +2.85% | +1.47% | -1.44% | +3.03% | +1.42% | +0.62% | +1.11% | +0.94% | -0.76% | +3.72% | -1.22% | +13.56% |
| 2023 | +4.60% | -1.63% | +2.67% | +1.10% | +0.38% | +5.85% | +2.68% | -1.24% | -3.73% | -1.39% | +6.58% | +3.26% | +20.22% |
| 2022 | -2.53% | -1.85% | +2.60% | -5.90% | +0.36% | -4.38% | +5.57% | -0.74% | -5.64% | +5.54% | +4.06% | -3.43% | -7.05% |
| 2021 | -1.30% | +1.73% | +2.79% | +1.25% | +0.73% | +0.76% | +0.39% | +0.22% | -1.46% | +4.23% | -0.84% | +2.70% | +11.61% |
| 2020 | +2.01% | -2.06% | +7.39% | +1.92% | +9.35% |
Drawdown analysis of FSEP (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY BUFFER ETF - SEPTEMBER)
The maximum drawdown for the FSEP was -13.79%, occurring on Jun 16, 2022. Recovery took 240 trading sessions.
The current FSEP drawdown is -0.22%.
Since Sep 21, 2020 FSEP has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 2 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -13.79% | Jan 3, 2022 | 114 | Jun 16, 2022 | 240 | Jun 1, 2023 | 354 |
| -12.37% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 43 | Jun 10, 2025 | 77 |
| -7.41% | Jul 31, 2023 | 63 | Oct 27, 2023 | 24 | Dec 1, 2023 | 87 |
| -5.62% | Jan 27, 2026 | 43 | Mar 30, 2026 | 10 | Apr 14, 2026 | 53 |
| -4.95% | Oct 12, 2020 | 14 | Oct 30, 2020 | 6 | Nov 9, 2020 | 20 |
| -3.02% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 7 | Aug 14, 2024 | 21 |
| -2.94% | Oct 28, 2025 | 17 | Nov 20, 2025 | 8 | Dec 3, 2025 | 25 |
| -2.46% | Mar 28, 2024 | 15 | Apr 19, 2024 | 11 | May 6, 2024 | 26 |
| -2.45% | Nov 8, 2021 | 18 | Dec 3, 2021 | 5 | Dec 10, 2021 | 23 |
| -2.40% | Sep 24, 2021 | 6 | Oct 4, 2021 | 9 | Oct 15, 2021 | 15 |
| -2.14% | Jan 20, 2021 | 7 | Jan 29, 2021 | 5 | Feb 5, 2021 | 12 |
| -2.05% | Dec 4, 2024 | 24 | Jan 10, 2025 | 6 | Jan 21, 2025 | 30 |
| -1.82% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 10 | Oct 24, 2025 | 12 |
| -1.82% | Jun 15, 2023 | 6 | Jun 26, 2023 | 4 | Jun 30, 2023 | 10 |
| -1.78% | Oct 18, 2024 | 9 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 13 |
| -1.71% | Dec 10, 2021 | 6 | Dec 20, 2021 | 2 | Dec 22, 2021 | 8 |
| -1.66% | Feb 24, 2021 | 6 | Mar 4, 2021 | 4 | Mar 10, 2021 | 10 |
| -1.61% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 5 | Jan 27, 2026 | 10 |
| -1.60% | Sep 22, 2020 | 1 | Sep 23, 2020 | 3 | Sep 28, 2020 | 4 |
| -1.52% | May 7, 2021 | 3 | May 12, 2021 | 10 | May 26, 2021 | 13 |
| -1.41% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 5 | Aug 8, 2025 | 9 |
| -1.38% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 3 | Dec 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -1.19% | Dec 27, 2023 | 5 | Jan 4, 2024 | 4 | Jan 10, 2024 | 9 |
| -1.15% | Dec 19, 2023 | 1 | Dec 20, 2023 | 4 | Dec 27, 2023 | 5 |
| -1.11% | Nov 8, 2024 | 5 | Nov 15, 2024 | 6 | Nov 25, 2024 | 11 |