Performance analysis of GDEC (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY MODERATE BUFFER ETF - DECEMBER)
Annual Return
Since Dec 18, 2023, GDEC has had an average annual return of +12.04%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.71% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.32% | +12.14% | +11.46% | +0.46% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.58% | -0.15% | -2.53% | +5.35% | +2.02% | +0.11% | +5.32% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.67% | -0.49% | -2.96% | -0.34% | +3.53% | +2.90% | +1.32% | +1.38% | +1.58% | +0.98% | +0.92% | +1.18% | +12.14% |
| 2024 | +0.83% | +2.32% | +1.10% | -0.86% | +2.27% | +1.35% | +0.68% | +0.95% | +0.74% | +0.34% | +1.11% | +0.12% | +11.46% |
| 2023 | +0.46% | +0.46% |
Drawdown analysis of GDEC (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY MODERATE BUFFER ETF - DECEMBER)
The maximum drawdown for the GDEC was -10.60%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 43 trading sessions.
Since Dec 18, 2023 GDEC has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 1 time
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -10.60% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 43 | Jun 10, 2025 | 77 |
| -4.79% | Feb 9, 2026 | 34 | Mar 30, 2026 | 10 | Apr 14, 2026 | 44 |
| -3.21% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 8 | Aug 15, 2024 | 22 |
| -1.90% | Mar 27, 2024 | 16 | Apr 19, 2024 | 11 | May 6, 2024 | 27 |
| -1.80% | Nov 12, 2025 | 6 | Nov 20, 2025 | 3 | Nov 25, 2025 | 9 |
| -1.68% | Dec 26, 2024 | 9 | Jan 10, 2025 | 5 | Jan 17, 2025 | 14 |
| -1.39% | Jan 28, 2026 | 6 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2 | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 |
| -1.35% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 7 | Aug 12, 2025 | 11 |
| -1.27% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 5 | Jan 27, 2026 | 10 |
| -1.11% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 5 | Sep 13, 2024 | 9 |
| -1.08% | Jan 23, 2025 | 7 | Feb 3, 2025 | 3 | Feb 6, 2025 | 10 |
| -0.97% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -0.93% | Dec 27, 2023 | 5 | Jan 4, 2024 | 4 | Jan 10, 2024 | 9 |
| -0.82% | Jan 29, 2024 | 2 | Jan 31, 2024 | 2 | Feb 2, 2024 | 4 |
| -0.77% | Feb 12, 2024 | 1 | Feb 13, 2024 | 6 | Feb 22, 2024 | 7 |
| -0.72% | Jun 10, 2025 | 7 | Jun 20, 2025 | 2 | Jun 24, 2025 | 9 |
| -0.70% | Dec 19, 2023 | 1 | Dec 20, 2023 | 3 | Dec 26, 2023 | 4 |
| -0.64% | Feb 6, 2025 | 1 | Feb 7, 2025 | 4 | Feb 13, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.61% | Aug 13, 2025 | 6 | Aug 21, 2025 | 1 | Aug 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.59% | Aug 28, 2025 | 2 | Sep 2, 2025 | 2 | Sep 4, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.54% | Oct 28, 2025 | 8 | Nov 7, 2025 | 1 | Nov 10, 2025 | 9 |
| -0.54% | Jul 3, 2025 | 2 | Jul 8, 2025 | 7 | Jul 17, 2025 | 9 |
| -0.49% | May 14, 2026 | 3 | May 19, 2026 | 3 | May 22, 2026 | 6 |
| -0.44% | Sep 22, 2025 | 3 | Sep 25, 2025 | 4 | Oct 1, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.43% | Jan 11, 2024 | 3 | Jan 17, 2024 | 1 | Jan 18, 2024 | 4 |