Performance analysis of GAPR (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY MODERATE BUFFER ETF - APRIL)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, GAPR has had an average annual return of +11.13%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Since Apr 24, 2023, GAPR has had an average annual return of +11.49%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +23.20% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +4.29% | +6.68% | +14.53% | +10.07% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.40% | +0.31% | +0.47% | +1.01% | +2.12% | -0.09% | +4.29% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.12% | +0.22% | -1.13% | -2.57% | +2.59% | +2.02% | +0.75% | +0.89% | +0.79% | +0.52% | +0.54% | +0.83% | +6.68% |
| 2024 | +1.03% | +1.27% | +0.58% | +1.28% | +2.62% | +1.86% | +0.73% | +1.32% | +0.94% | -0.00809% | +2.13% | -0.08% | +14.53% |
| 2023 | +0.47% | +0.24% | +3.73% | +1.06% | -0.21% | -2.12% | -1.04% | +5.50% | +2.23% | +10.07% |
Drawdown analysis of GAPR (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY MODERATE BUFFER ETF - APRIL)
The maximum drawdown for the GAPR was -8.97%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 54 trading sessions.
The current GAPR drawdown is -0.09%.
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -8.97% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 54 | Jun 26, 2025 | 88 |
| -4.56% | Sep 14, 2023 | 31 | Oct 27, 2023 | 12 | Nov 14, 2023 | 43 |
| -3.63% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 9 | Aug 16, 2024 | 23 |
| -1.75% | Aug 1, 2023 | 13 | Aug 18, 2023 | 18 | Sep 14, 2023 | 31 |
| -1.67% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 5 | Sep 13, 2024 | 9 |
| -1.27% | Apr 28, 2023 | 4 | May 4, 2023 | 9 | May 17, 2023 | 13 |
| -1.22% | Apr 29, 2024 | 2 | May 1, 2024 | 2 | May 3, 2024 | 4 |
| -1.06% | May 19, 2023 | 3 | May 24, 2023 | 2 | May 26, 2023 | 5 |
| -0.98% | Apr 24, 2023 | 2 | Apr 26, 2023 | 1 | Apr 27, 2023 | 3 |
| -0.97% | Dec 11, 2024 | 6 | Dec 19, 2024 | 3 | Dec 24, 2024 | 9 |
| -0.87% | Nov 11, 2025 | 7 | Nov 20, 2025 | 4 | Nov 26, 2025 | 11 |
| -0.81% | Jun 15, 2023 | 6 | Jun 26, 2023 | 3 | Jun 29, 2023 | 9 |
| -0.75% | Oct 22, 2024 | 8 | Nov 1, 2024 | 3 | Nov 6, 2024 | 11 |
| -0.69% | May 21, 2024 | 6 | May 30, 2024 | 4 | Jun 5, 2024 | 10 |
| -0.67% | Jun 30, 2023 | 3 | Jul 6, 2023 | 4 | Jul 12, 2023 | 7 |
| -0.62% | Dec 26, 2024 | 9 | Jan 10, 2025 | 3 | Jan 15, 2025 | 12 |
| -0.62% | May 14, 2026 | 3 | May 19, 2026 | 3 | May 22, 2026 | 6 |
| -0.58% | Dec 29, 2023 | 3 | Jan 4, 2024 | 2 | Jan 8, 2024 | 5 |
| -0.54% | Apr 17, 2026 | 2 | Apr 21, 2026 | 3 | Apr 24, 2026 | 5 |
| -0.54% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -0.52% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 5 | Aug 8, 2025 | 9 |
| -0.50% | Nov 13, 2024 | 2 | Nov 15, 2024 | 5 | Nov 22, 2024 | 7 |
| -0.49% | May 30, 2023 | 1 | May 31, 2023 | 1 | Jun 1, 2023 | 2 |
| -0.49% | Sep 30, 2024 | 5 | Oct 7, 2024 | 2 | Oct 9, 2024 | 7 |
| -0.44% | Jan 12, 2024 | 2 | Jan 17, 2024 | 2 | Jan 19, 2024 | 4 |